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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Probiotic-Derived Polyphosphate Accelerates Intestinal Epithelia Wound Healing through Inducing Platelet-Derived Mediators.

  • 2021-01
  • Mediators of inflammation 2021(1)
    • Shotaro Isozaki
    • Hiroaki Konishi
    • Mikihiro Fujiya
    • Hiroki Tanaka
    • Yuki Murakami
    • Shin Kashima
    • Katsuyoshi Ando
    • Nobuhiro Ueno
    • Kentaro Moriichi
    • Toshikatsu Okumura

Study Design

Population
a dextran sulfate sodium- (DSS-) induced colitis mouse model
Methods
We detected the accumulation of platelets in inflamed tissues induced by poly P in a dextran sulfate sodium- (DSS-) induced colitis mouse model. A light transmission aggregometry analysis and scanning electron microscopy showed that poly P promoted the platelet aggregation. An SRB assay and ki-67 staining showed that the supernatant of poly P-treated platelet-rich plasma (PRP) increased intestinal epithelial cell growth. A wound healing assay showed that the supernatant of poly P-treated PRP, but not poly P itself, accelerated wound healing. A Western blotting analysis indicated that mitogen-activated protein kinase activation was induced by the supernatant of poly P-treated human PRP in the epithelial cells and its wound healing effect was significantly decreased by the inhibition of ERK signaling.
  • Animal Study
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), is an intractable intestinal inflammation associated with the disruption of the intestinal mucosa. We previously demonstrated that Lactobacillus brevis-derived long-chain polyphosphate (poly P) improved the intestinal barrier function by the upregulation of cell adhesion and relieved intestinal inflammation, thereby exerting a curing effect on colitis in vitro, in vivo, and in an investigator-initiated clinical study of UC. However, how poly P improves mucosal defects induced by intestinal inflammation has not been elucidated. In this study, we detected the accumulation of platelets in inflamed tissues induced by poly P in a dextran sulfate sodium- (DSS-) induced colitis mouse model. A light transmission aggregometry analysis and scanning electron microscopy showed that poly P promoted the platelet aggregation. An SRB assay and ki-67 staining showed that the supernatant of poly P-treated platelet-rich plasma (PRP) increased intestinal epithelial cell growth. A wound healing assay showed that the supernatant of poly P-treated PRP, but not poly P itself, accelerated wound healing. A Western blotting analysis indicated that mitogen-activated protein kinase activation was induced by the supernatant of poly P-treated human PRP in the epithelial cells and its wound healing effect was significantly decreased by the inhibition of ERK signaling. These data suggested that platelet-derived mediators induced by poly P improved intestinal inflammation through the promotion of epithelial cell growth by the activation of the ERK signaling pathway. The mechanism is a novel host-microbe interaction through mammalian platelet-derived mediators induced by bacterial molecules.

Research Insights

  • the supernatant of poly P-treated PRP, but not poly P itself, accelerated wound healing

    Effect
    Beneficial
    Effect size
    Moderate
  • We previously demonstrated that Lactobacillus brevis-derived long-chain polyphosphate (poly P) improved the intestinal barrier function by the upregulation of cell adhesion and relieved intestinal inflammation

    Effect
    Beneficial
    Effect size
    Moderate
  • The supernatant of poly P-treated PRP, but not poly P itself, accelerated wound healing... platelet-derived mediators induced by poly P improved intestinal inflammation through the promotion of epithelial cell growth by the activation of the ERK signaling pathway.

    Effect
    Beneficial
    Effect size
    Moderate
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