Li Shuyuan, Li Jia, Chen Kun, Wang Jing, Wang Longmei, Feng Chao, Wang Kanglin, Xu Yifan, Gao Yi, Yan Xiaoyan, Zhao Qian, Li Ben, Qiu Yulan
Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, Shanxi, China.
Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and Prevention, Ministry of Education, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
J Appl Toxicol. 2025 Aug;45(8):1476-1486. doi: 10.1002/jat.4782. Epub 2025 Apr 9.
Arsenic exposure and intestinal microbiota disorders may be related with Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the mechanism has not been elucidated. This study conducted chronic arsenic exposure from rat's maternal body to adult offspring to investigate the mechanisms of the characteristic effects of chronic arsenic exposure on AD, and further explored the intervention effect of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) on arsenic-mediated neurotoxicity. Transmission electron microscopy, HE staining, and related indicators were measured in the control group, the exposed group, and the FMT intervention group. Western blot was used to determine microtubule-associated proteins Tau and p-Tau, intestinal-brain barrier-related proteins Claudin-1 and Occludin, ELISA was used to detect the content of Aβ, and 16S rRNA sequencing was used to detect the intestinal flora of feces. Results showed that chronic arsenic exposure could lead to neurobehavioral defects in rats, increase the expression levels of Tau, p-Tau, and Aβ in hippocampus (p < 0.05), increase the abundance of Clostridium _ UCG-014, decrease the abundance of Roseburia, and decrease the expression levels of Claudin-1 and Occludin in colon and hippocampus (p < 0.05). After FMT intervention, the expression levels of Tau and p-Tau were decreased (p < 0.05), and the abundance of Roseburia was increased. In summary, chronic arsenic exposure caused intestinal flora disorder by changing the abundance of inflammation-related flora, thereby destroying the gut-brain barrier and causing AD characteristic effects in rats. Although the bacterial specific genus was improved and the expression of AD-related proteins was reduced after transplantation, it could not alleviate the neurobehavioral defects and neurotoxicity caused by arsenic exposure.
砷暴露与肠道微生物群紊乱可能与阿尔茨海默病(AD)有关,但具体机制尚未阐明。本研究通过从大鼠母体至成年子代进行慢性砷暴露,以探究慢性砷暴露对AD特征性影响的机制,并进一步探讨粪便微生物群移植(FMT)对砷介导的神经毒性的干预作用。在对照组、暴露组和FMT干预组中测量了透射电子显微镜、HE染色及相关指标。采用蛋白质免疫印迹法测定微管相关蛋白Tau和p-Tau、肠脑屏障相关蛋白Claudin-1和Occludin,采用酶联免疫吸附测定法检测Aβ含量,采用16S rRNA测序检测粪便中的肠道菌群。结果显示,慢性砷暴露可导致大鼠出现神经行为缺陷,增加海马体中Tau、p-Tau和Aβ的表达水平(p<0.05),增加Clostridium_UCG-014的丰度,降低Roseburia的丰度,并降低结肠和海马体中Claudin-1和Occludin的表达水平(p<0.05)。FMT干预后,Tau和p-Tau的表达水平降低(p<0.05),Roseburia的丰度增加。综上所述,慢性砷暴露通过改变炎症相关菌群的丰度导致肠道菌群紊乱,从而破坏肠脑屏障并在大鼠中引发AD特征性影响。尽管移植后细菌特定属得到改善且AD相关蛋白的表达降低,但无法缓解砷暴露引起的神经行为缺陷和神经毒性。
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