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Enterohepatic bacterial infections dysregulate the FGF15-FGFR4 endocrine axis Romain, Guillaume; Tremblay, Sarah; Arena, Ellen T.; Antunes, L. C. M.; Covey, Scott; Chow, Michael T.; Finlay, B. Brett, 1959-; Menendez, Alfredo

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Background: Enterohepatic bacterial infections have the potential to affect multiple physiological processes of the body. Fibroblast growth factor 15/19 (FGF15 in mice, FGF19 in humans) is a hormone that functions as a central regulator of glucose, lipid and bile acid metabolism. FGF15/19 is produced in the intestine and exert its actions on the liver by signaling through the FGFR4-βKlotho receptor complex. Here, we examined the in vivo effects of enterohepatic bacterial infection over the FGF15 endocrine axis. Results: Infection triggered significant reductions in the intestinal expression of Fgf15 and its hepatic receptor components (Fgfr4 and Klb (βKlotho)). Infection also resulted in alterations of the expression pattern of genes involved in hepatobiliary function, marked reduction in gallbladder bile volumes and accumulation of hepatic cholesterol and triglycerides. The decrease in ileal Fgf15 expression was associated with liver bacterial colonization and hepatobiliary pathophysiology rather than with direct intestinal bacterial pathogenesis. Conclusions: Bacterial pathogens of the enterohepatic system can disturb the homeostasis of the FGF15/19-FGFR4 endocrine axis. These results open up a possible link between FGF15/19-FGFR4 disruptions and the metabolic and nutritional disorders observed in infectious diseases.

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Enterohepatic bacterial infections dysregulate the FGF15-FGFR4 endocrine axis
Creator
Romain, Guillaume; Tremblay, Sarah; Arena, Ellen T.; Antunes, L. C. M.; Covey, Scott; Chow, Michael T.; Finlay, B. Brett, 1959-; Menendez, Alfredo
Contributor
Michael Smith Laboratories
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2013-10-29
Description
Background: Enterohepatic bacterial infections have the potential to affect multiple physiological processes of the body. Fibroblast growth factor 15/19 (FGF15 in mice, FGF19 in humans) is a hormone that functions as a central regulator of glucose, lipid and bile acid metabolism. FGF15/19 is produced in the intestine and exert its actions on the liver by signaling through the FGFR4-βKlotho receptor complex. Here, we examined the in vivo effects of enterohepatic bacterial infection over the FGF15 endocrine axis. Results: Infection triggered significant reductions in the intestinal expression of Fgf15 and its hepatic receptor components (Fgfr4 and Klb (βKlotho)). Infection also resulted in alterations of the expression pattern of genes involved in hepatobiliary function, marked reduction in gallbladder bile volumes and accumulation of hepatic cholesterol and triglycerides. The decrease in ileal Fgf15 expression was associated with liver bacterial colonization and hepatobiliary pathophysiology rather than with direct intestinal bacterial pathogenesis. Conclusions: Bacterial pathogens of the enterohepatic system can disturb the homeostasis of the FGF15/19-FGFR4 endocrine axis. These results open up a possible link between FGF15/19-FGFR4 disruptions and the metabolic and nutritional disorders observed in infectious diseases.
Subject
Endocrine; Metabolism; Enterohepatic; Infection; FGF15; FGF19; FGFR4; βKlotho; Salmonella; Listeria
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2015-12-18
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0221453
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/55989
Affiliation
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of; Medicine, Faculty of; Microbiology and Immunology, Department of; Science, Faculty of
Citation
BMC Microbiology. 2013 Oct 29;13(1):238
Publisher DOI
10.1186/1471-2180-13-238
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
Romain et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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