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<p>Host survival during sepsis depends not only on pathogen burden but also on inflammatory thresholds calibrated by the gut microbiota. Here, we show that different survival outcomes were observed in genetically equivalent female C57BL/6 mouse populations depending on their specific gut microbiota configuration. A Muribaculaceae-enriched gut microbiota, characterized by the dominance of <i>Sangeribacter muris</i> KT1-3, predisposed mice to fatal sepsis caused by <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> via TLR4-dependent hyperinflammation. This lethal phenotype, reproduced by colonization with <i>S. muris</i> strain KT1-3, was transferable by fecal microbiota transplantation and co-housing. Notably, fixed-dose LPS challenge and ex vivo stimulation assays demonstrated that this configuration induces a heightened TLR4-dependent inflammatory responsiveness independent of bacterial replication. Single-cell transcriptomics revealed that these microbiota-derived factors establish a transcriptionally pre-activated macrophage state, resulting in production of excessive pro-inflammatory cytokines upon challenge. Mechanistically, <i>S. muris</i> strain KT1-3 releases heat-stable and low–molecular-weight (&lt;3 kDa) metabolites that are sufficient to potentiate systemic cytokine surges under a&#xa0;fixed-dose endotoxin challenge in vivo, effectively lowering the host’s activation threshold for TLR4-driven signaling. <i>Tlr4</i>-deficient mice harboring the KT1-3-enriched susceptible microbiota survived despite persistent bacterial dissemination, demonstrating that the microbiota–TLR4 axis dictates hyperinflammatory <i>A. baumannii</i>-induced sepsis outcomes by modulating inflammatory magnitude rather than pathogen clearance. Our results provide a conceptual framework for how specific gut microbiota configurations modulate host susceptibility and drive infection resilience.</p>

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A Muribaculaceae-enriched microbiota exacerbates TLR4-dependent Acinetobacter baumannii-induced hyperinflammatory sepsis

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    2026年4月30日

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  • Seonghan Jang,
  • Yu-Jeong Kim,
  • Jisun Park,
  • Dajeong Kim,
  • Tae-Hwan Kim,
  • Soohyun Lee,
  • Doo-Jin Kim,
  • Choong-Min Ryu,
  • Hwi Won Seo

摘要

Host survival during sepsis depends not only on pathogen burden but also on inflammatory thresholds calibrated by the gut microbiota. Here, we show that different survival outcomes were observed in genetically equivalent female C57BL/6 mouse populations depending on their specific gut microbiota configuration. A Muribaculaceae-enriched gut microbiota, characterized by the dominance of Sangeribacter muris KT1-3, predisposed mice to fatal sepsis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii via TLR4-dependent hyperinflammation. This lethal phenotype, reproduced by colonization with S. muris strain KT1-3, was transferable by fecal microbiota transplantation and co-housing. Notably, fixed-dose LPS challenge and ex vivo stimulation assays demonstrated that this configuration induces a heightened TLR4-dependent inflammatory responsiveness independent of bacterial replication. Single-cell transcriptomics revealed that these microbiota-derived factors establish a transcriptionally pre-activated macrophage state, resulting in production of excessive pro-inflammatory cytokines upon challenge. Mechanistically, S. muris strain KT1-3 releases heat-stable and low–molecular-weight (<3 kDa) metabolites that are sufficient to potentiate systemic cytokine surges under a fixed-dose endotoxin challenge in vivo, effectively lowering the host’s activation threshold for TLR4-driven signaling. Tlr4-deficient mice harboring the KT1-3-enriched susceptible microbiota survived despite persistent bacterial dissemination, demonstrating that the microbiota–TLR4 axis dictates hyperinflammatory A. baumannii-induced sepsis outcomes by modulating inflammatory magnitude rather than pathogen clearance. Our results provide a conceptual framework for how specific gut microbiota configurations modulate host susceptibility and drive infection resilience.