The value of bacterial metagenomic analysis in post-surgical examination of gallstones

Płoszaj, Tomasz; Brauncajs, Małgorzata; Traczyk-Borszynska, M.; Matyjas, Tomasz; Pomorski, Lech; Wasiak, Tomasz; Borowiec, Maciej

doi:10.1007/s00203-021-02580-4

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“…Supplementary Figures S1B–D show the most abundant taxa at the Order, Family, and Genus levels. Among these taxa, Streptococcus and Clostridium are commonly found in gallstone samples and have been associated with acute CHL ( Ploszaj et al, 2021 ; Shigemori et al, 2022 ). Notably, we identified that Staphylococcus aureus as the third most abundant Species in the bile samples ( Figure 2C ).…”

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Insight into the mechanism of gallstone disease by proteomic and metaproteomic characterization of human bile

Yang,

Wang,

Jiang

et al. 2023

Front. Microbiol.

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IntroductionCholesterol gallstone disease is a prevalent condition that has a significant economic impact. However, the role of the bile microbiome in its development and the host’s responses to it remain poorly understood.MethodsIn this study, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of microbial and human bile proteins in 40 individuals with either gallstone disease or gallbladder polyps. We employed a combined proteomic and metaproteomic approach, as well as meta-taxonomic analysis, functional pathway enrichment, and Western blot analyses.ResultsOur metaproteomic analysis, utilizing the lowest common ancestor algorithm, identified 158 microbial taxa in the bile samples. We discovered microbial taxa that may contribute to gallstone formation, including β-glucuronidase-producing bacteria such as Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Clostridium, as well as those involved in biofilm formation like Helicobacter, Cyanobacteria, Pseudomonas, Escherichia coli, and Clostridium. Furthermore, we identified 2,749 human proteins and 87 microbial proteins with a protein false discovery rate (FDR) of 1% and at least 2 distinct peptides. Among these proteins, we found microbial proteins crucial to biofilm formation, such as QDR3, ompA, ndk, pstS, nanA, pfIB, and dnaK. Notably, QDR3 showed a gradual upregulation from chronic to acute cholesterol gallstone disease when compared to polyp samples. Additionally, we discovered other microbial proteins that enhance bacterial virulence and gallstone formation by counteracting host oxidative stress, including sodB, katG, rbr, htrA, and ahpC. We also identified microbial proteins like lepA, rtxA, pckA, tuf, and tpiA that are linked to bacterial virulence and potential gallstone formation, with lepA being upregulated in gallstone bile compared to polyp bile. Furthermore, our analysis of the host proteome in gallstone bile revealed enhanced inflammatory molecular profiles, including innate immune molecules against microbial infections. Gallstone bile exhibited overrepresented pathways related to blood coagulation, folate metabolism, and the IL-17 pathway. However, we observed suppressed metabolic activities, particularly catabolic metabolism and transport activities, in gallstone bile compared to polyp bile. Notably, acute cholelithiasis bile demonstrated significantly impaired metabolic activities compared to chronic cholelithiasis bile.ConclusionOur study provides a comprehensive metaproteomic analysis of bile samples related to gallstone disease, offering new insights into the microbiome-host interaction and gallstone formation mechanism.

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