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  • Title: Gut microbes impact stroke severity via the trimethylamine N-oxide pathway.
    Author: Zhu W, Romano KA, Li L, Buffa JA, Sangwan N, Prakash P, Tittle AN, Li XS, Fu X, Androjna C, DiDonato AJ, Brinson K, Trapp BD, Fischbach MA, Rey FE, Hajjar AM, DiDonato JA, Hazen SL.
    Journal: Cell Host Microbe; 2021 Jul 14; 29(7):1199-1208.e5. PubMed ID: 34139173.
    Abstract:
    Clinical studies have demonstrated associations between circulating levels of the gut-microbiota-derived metabolite trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) and stroke incident risk. However, a causal role of gut microbes in stroke has not yet been demonstrated. Herein we show that gut microbes, through dietary choline and TMAO generation, directly impact cerebral infarct size and adverse outcomes following stroke. Fecal microbial transplantation from low- versus high-TMAO-producing human subjects into germ-free mice shows that both TMAO generation and stroke severity are transmissible traits. Furthermore, employing multiple murine stroke models and transplantation of defined microbial communities with genetically engineered human commensals into germ-free mice, we demonstrate that the microbial cutC gene (an enzymatic source of choline-to-TMA transformation) is sufficient to transmit TMA/TMAO production, heighten cerebral infarct size, and lead to functional impairment. We thus reveal that gut microbiota in general, specifically the metaorganismal TMAO pathway, directly contributes to stroke severity.
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