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Background <p>Aflatoxins have been reported as a significant pollutant in feed, capable of causing harm to the liver, gastrointestinal tract and kidneys of piglets. However, research on the interactions among aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), bile acid (BA) metabolism and gut microbiota is limited.</p> Methods <p>In this study, piglets were treated with AFB1 and antibiotics (ABX) to evaluate the interaction between AFB1 and gut microbiota. Subsequently, the roles of the farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and sterol 12α-hydroxylase (<i>CYP8B1</i>) in AFB1 absorption were studied by using FXR agonists obeticholic acid (OCA) and <i>Cyp8b1</i>-knockout (KO) mice, respectively.</p> Result <p>AFB1 inhibited bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity in ileal microbiota, downregulated ileal FXR expression, and upregulated <i>CYP8B1</i> expression in liver, increasing the proportion of 12α-OH BAs and potentially enhancing AFB1 absorption. ABX treatment reduced AFB1 absorption and liver damage, and unexpectedly increased BSH activity, counteracting the AFB1-induced downregulation of FXR and upregulation of <i>CYP8B1</i>. OCA reactivated ileal FXR, reduced AFB1 absorption, and alleviated liver damage. Furthermore, <i>Cyp8b1</i>-KO mice showed increased resistance to AFB1-induced liver damage by lowering AFB1 absorption.</p> Conclusions <p>These results underscore the significance of gut microbiota and BAs in AFB1 absorption, suggesting new strategies to mitigate health risks from AFB1 in piglets.</p>

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Gut microbiota-mediated bile acid transformations regulate the transport of aflatoxin B1 from the intestine to the liver in piglets

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    2025年3月8日

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  • Jiangdi Mao,
  • Yusen Wei,
  • Zhixiang Ni,
  • Jinzhi Zhang,
  • Junli Zhu,
  • Haifeng Wang

摘要

Background

Aflatoxins have been reported as a significant pollutant in feed, capable of causing harm to the liver, gastrointestinal tract and kidneys of piglets. However, research on the interactions among aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), bile acid (BA) metabolism and gut microbiota is limited.

Methods

In this study, piglets were treated with AFB1 and antibiotics (ABX) to evaluate the interaction between AFB1 and gut microbiota. Subsequently, the roles of the farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and sterol 12α-hydroxylase (CYP8B1) in AFB1 absorption were studied by using FXR agonists obeticholic acid (OCA) and Cyp8b1-knockout (KO) mice, respectively.

Result

AFB1 inhibited bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity in ileal microbiota, downregulated ileal FXR expression, and upregulated CYP8B1 expression in liver, increasing the proportion of 12α-OH BAs and potentially enhancing AFB1 absorption. ABX treatment reduced AFB1 absorption and liver damage, and unexpectedly increased BSH activity, counteracting the AFB1-induced downregulation of FXR and upregulation of CYP8B1. OCA reactivated ileal FXR, reduced AFB1 absorption, and alleviated liver damage. Furthermore, Cyp8b1-KO mice showed increased resistance to AFB1-induced liver damage by lowering AFB1 absorption.

Conclusions

These results underscore the significance of gut microbiota and BAs in AFB1 absorption, suggesting new strategies to mitigate health risks from AFB1 in piglets.