Abstract

Immune response involving various immunoglobulin (Ig) isotypes and subtypes to microbiome is involved in the pathogenesis and disease activity of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). To clarify the presence of Ig-coated bacteria in the intestine and its association with disease activity in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), we extracted and classified Ig-coated bacteria from fecal samples of 42 patients with IBD and 12 healthy controls (HCs) using flow cytometry and 16S ribosomal RNA sequence analysis. The percentage of bacteria coated with IgA and IgM was higher in patients with IBD than in HCs, and IgG-coated bacteria were found only in patients with IBD. Moreover, the percentages of bacteria coated with IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgM in UC samples and IgG3, IgG4, and IgM in CD samples were correlated with disease activities. The proportions of Bacteroides ovatus and Streptococcus increased during the active phase of CD. Hence, the detailed analysis of Ig-coated bacteria and Ig subtypes using flow cytometry could aid in developing useful indicators of disease activity and identifying more disease-related bacteria, which could become novel treatment targets for IBDs.

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Title
Immunoglobulin subtype-coated bacteria are correlated with the disease activity of inflammatory bowel disease
Author
Masu Yutaro 1 ; Kanazawa Yoshitake 2 ; Kakuta Yoichi 1 ; Shimoyama Yusuke 1 ; Onodera Motoyuki 1 ; Naito Takeo 1 ; Moroi Rintaro 1 ; Kuroha Masatake 1 ; Kimura Tomoya 1 ; Shiga Hisashi 1 ; Kinouchi Yoshitaka 3 ; Masamune Atsushi 1 

 Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Sendai, Japan (GRID:grid.69566.3a) (ISNI:0000 0001 2248 6943) 
 Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Sendai, Japan (GRID:grid.69566.3a) (ISNI:0000 0001 2248 6943); South Miyagi Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Ogawara, Japan (GRID:grid.69566.3a) 
 Tohoku University, Health Administration Center, Center for the Advancement of Higher Education, Sendai, Japan (GRID:grid.69566.3a) (ISNI:0000 0001 2248 6943) 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2562073263
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.