文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Wu, Qiong ¹ ; Zhang, Yachun ¹ ; Wang, Caiqian ¹ ; Hou, Yarong ¹ ; He, Wenna ¹ ; Wang, Lingli ¹ ; Xiong, Jingyi ¹ ; Ren, Zeheng ¹ ; Wang, Haoran ¹ ; Sui, Baokun ¹ ; Zhou, Danna ⁴ ; Zhou, Ming ¹ ; Fu, Zhen F. ¹ ; Zhao, Ling ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Huazhong Agr Univ, Natl Key Lab Agr Microbiol, Wuhan, Peoples R China

2.Hubei Hongshan Lab, Wuhan, Peoples R China

3.Huazhong Agr Univ, Coll Vet Med, Key Lab Prevent Vet Med Hubei Prov, Wuhan, Peoples R China

4.Minist Agr & Rural Affairs, Key Lab Prevent & Control Agents Anim Bacteriosis, Wuhan, Peoples R China

5.Hubei Prov Key Lab Anim Pathogen Microbiol, Wuhan, Peoples R China

6.Hubei Acad Agr Sci, Inst Anim Husb & Vet, Wuhan, Peoples R China

关键词： rabies vaccine; gut microbiome; SCFA; vancomycin; B cells; Akt-mTOR pathway

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY （ 影响因子：5.4； 五年影响因子：4.9 ）

ISSN： 0022-538X

年卷期： 2023 年 97 卷 7 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The gut microbiome plays many crucial roles in the maintenance of immune homeostasis. Alteration of the gut microbiome and metabolites has been shown to impact vaccine efficacy. Mounting evidence suggests that gut microbial composition and its metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), have beneficial effects in regulating host immunogenicity to vaccines. However, it remains unknown whether and how SCFAs improve the immunogenicity of the rabies vaccine. In this study, we investigated the effect of SCFAs on the immune response to rabies vaccine in vancomycin (Vanco)-treated mice and found that oral gavage with butyrate-producing bacteria (C. butyricum) and butyrate supplementation elevated RABV-specific IgM, IgG, and virus-neutralizing antibodies (VNAs) in Vanco-treated mice. Supplementation with butyrate expanded antigen-specific CD4(+) T cells and IFN-gamma-secreting cells, augmented germinal center (GC) B cell recruitment, promoted plasma cells (PCs) and RABV-specific antibody-secreting cells (ASCs) generation in Vanco-treated mice. Mechanistically, butyrate enhanced mitochondrial function and activated the Akt-mTOR pathway in primary B cells isolated from Vanco-treated mice, ultimately promoting B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1 (Blimp-1) expression and CD138(+) PCs generation. These results highlight the important role of butyrate in alleviating Vanco-caused humoral immunity attenuation in rabies-vaccinated mice and maintaining host immune homeostasis.IMPORTANCE The gut microbiome plays many crucial roles in the maintenance of immune homeostasis. Alteration of the gut microbiome and metabolites has been shown to impact vaccine efficacy. SCFAs can act as an energy source for B-cells, thereby promoting both mucosal and systemic immunity in the host by inhibiting HDACs and activation of GPR receptors. This study investigates the impact of orally administered butyrate, an SCFA, on the immunogenicity of rabies vaccines in Vanco-treated mice. The results showed that butyrate ameliorated humoral immunity by facilitating the generation of plasma cells via the Akt-mTOR in Vanco-treated mice. These findings unveil the impact of SCFAs on the immune response of the rabies vaccine and confirm the crucial role of butyrate in regulating immunogenicity to rabies vaccines in antibiotic-treated mice. This study provides a fresh insight into the relationship of microbial metabolites and rabies vaccination.