Increased urinary trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) following Cryptosporidium infection and protein malnutrition independent of microbiome effects
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Journal Article
Abstract
Cryptosporidium infections have been associated with growth stunting, even in the absence of diarrhea. Having previously detailed the effects of protein deficiency on both microbiome and metabolome in this model, we now describe the specific gut microbial and biochemical effects of Cryptosporidium infection. Protein-deficient mice were infected with Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts for 6–13 days and compared with uninfected controls. Following infection, there was an increase in the urinary excretion of choline- and amino-acid-derived metabolites. Conversely, infection reduced the excretion of the microbial–host cometabolite (3-hydroxyphenyl)propionate-sulfate and disrupted metabolites involved in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. Correlation analysis of microbial and biochemical profiles resulted in associations between various microbiota members and TCA cycle metabolites, as well as some microbial-specific degradation products. However, no correlation was observed between the majority of the infection-associated metabolites and the fecal bacteria, suggesting that these biochemical perturbations are independent of concurrent changes in the relative abundance of members of the microbiota. We conclude that cryptosporidial infection in protein-deficient mice can mimic some metabolic changes seen in malnourished children and may help elucidate our understanding of long-term metabolic consequences of early childhood enteric infections.
Date Issued
2017-05-17
Date Acceptance
2017-05-17
Citation
Journal of Infectious Diseases
ISSN
1537-6613
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy B - Oxford Open Option C
Start Page
64
End Page
71
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume
216
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society
of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
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Sponsor
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
University Of Virginia
Grant Number
Prime Award OPP1066140
Award No 5R01GM108501-03
Subjects
Microbiology
11 Medical And Health Sciences
06 Biological Sciences
Publication Status
Published