Daily full spectrum light exposure prevents food allergy-like allergic diarrhea by modulating vitamin D3 and microbiota composition

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Citation
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Authors
Chen P.J., Nakano T., Lai C.Y., Chang K.C., Chen C.L., Goto S.
Journal
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes
Year
2021
The importance of sun exposure on human health is well recognized, and a recent trend in the avoidance of sun exposure has led to the risk of missing the beneficial effects such as vitamin D3 biogenesis. Vitamin D3 insufficiency is one of the risk factors for the development of food allergies (FAs), and vitamin D3 status controls gut homeostasis by modulating the microbiota. This study aimed to explore the impact of daily full spectrum light exposure (phototherapy) on the pathogenesis of FAs. Phototherapy ameliorated allergic diarrhea and improved FA-associated vitamin D3 insufficiency and dysbiosis. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) of FA donor feces induced allergic diarrhea with OVA-specific IgE elevation in naïve mice. In contrast, FMT of naïve donor feces ameliorated allergic diarrhea in established FA mice, suggesting the involvement of the microbiota composition in FA. Phototherapy is an alternative approach for the prevention of FA-like allergic diarrhea through the modulation of vitamin D3 status and microbiota composition.

Experiment 1


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Subjects

Location of subjects
Taiwan
Host species Species from which microbiome was sampled. Contact us to have more species added.
Mus musculus
Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Feces Cow dung,Cow pat,Droppings,Dung,Excrement,Excreta,Faeces,Fecal material,Fecal matter,Fewmet,Frass,Guano,Matières fécales@fr,Merde@fr,Ordure,Partie de la merde@fr,Piece of shit,Porción de mierda@es,Portion of dung,Portion of excrement,Portion of faeces,Portion of fecal material,Portion of fecal matter,Portion of feces,Portion of guano,Portion of scat,Portionem cacas,Scat,Spoor,Spraint,Stool,Teil der fäkalien@de,Feces,feces
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Sun exposure measurement sunlight exposure measurement,Sun exposure measurement,sun exposure measurement
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Food allergy (FA) group
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Phototherapy (PT) group
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Female Bagg Albino Laboratory-bred (BALB/c) mice that were sensitized twice intraperitoneally with ovalbumin (OVA, 60 μg) and aluminum hydroxide (1 mg) at a 2-week interval, followed by 15 repeated oral OVA challenges (15 mg per dose, every 2–3 days) to induce food allergy, while being exposed daily to full-spectrum light (5500 K, 12 hours per day) throughout the 9-week experimental period to evaluate the effect of phototherapy on allergic responses.
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
14
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
12

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
V4
Sequencing platform Manufacturer and experimental platform used for quantifying microbial abundance
Illumina

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
relative abundances
Statistical test
T-Test
Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any)
0.05
MHT correction Have statistical tests be corrected for multiple hypothesis testing (MHT)?
No


Signature 1

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Source: Figure 6B

Description: Differences between (FA) food allergy and (PT) phototherapy groups (95% confidential interval) at the genus and species levels.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Phototherapy (PT) group

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Parabacteroides
Ruminococcus 1Ruminococcus 1
Parabacteroides goldsteinii

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Source: Figure 6B

Description: Differences between (FA) food allergy and (PT) phototherapy groups (95% confidential interval) at the genus and species levels.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Phototherapy (PT) group

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Anaerotruncus
Anaerotruncus sp. G3
Blautia
Clostridium sp. Culture-54
Intestinimonas
Lachnoclostridium
Lachnospiraceae bacterium NK4A136
Roseburia
[Clostridium] leptum
unclassified Lachnospiraceae

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Experiment 2


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Subjects

Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Food allergy Food Hypersensitivity,Food intolerance,Food allergy,food allergy
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Combination of Control and Phototherapy (PT) groups
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Food allergy (FA) group
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Female Bagg Albino Laboratory-bred (BALB/c) mice sensitized twice intraperitoneally with ovalbumin (OVA, 60 μg) and aluminum hydroxide (1 mg) at a 2-week interval, followed by 15 repeated oral OVA challenges (15 mg per dose, every 2–3 days) to induce food allergy, without exposure to phototherapy.
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
6
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
3

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Statistical test
LEfSe
LDA Score above Threshold for the linear discriminant analysis (LDA) score for studies using the popular LEfSe tool
4


Signature 1

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Source: Supplementary Figure 5B

Description: Linear Discriminant analysis (LDA) effect size (LeFse) among control, Phototherapy (PT) and Food allergy (FA) groups

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Food allergy (FA) group

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Lachnospiraceae bacterium NK4A136
Peptococcaceae

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Experiment 3


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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Sun exposure measurement sunlight exposure measurement,Sun exposure measurement,sun exposure measurement
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Combination of Food allergy (FA) and Phototherapy (PT) groups
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Control group
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Naïve female Bagg Albino Laboratory-bred (BALB/c) mice that were not immunized with ovalbumin and instead received phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) intragastrically, serving as a healthy non-allergic control.

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

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Source: Supplementary Figure 5B

Description: Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) effect size (LeFse) among control, Phototherapy (PT) and Food allergy (FA) groups.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Control group

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Lachnospiraceae_UCG_006Lachnospiraceae_UCG_006

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Experiment 4


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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Combination of Control and Food allergy (FA) groups
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Phototherapy (PT) group
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Female Bagg Albino Laboratory-bred (BALB/c) mice that were sensitized twice intraperitoneally with ovalbumin (OVA, 60 μg) and aluminum hydroxide (1 mg) at a 2-week interval, followed by 15 repeated oral OVA challenges (15 mg per dose, every 2-3 days) to induce food allergy, while being exposed daily to full-spectrum light (5500 K, 12 hours per day) throughout the 9-week experimental period to evaluate the effect of phototherapy on allergic responses.

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Signature 1

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Curated date: 2025/10/16

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Source: Supplementary Figure 5B

Description: Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) effect size (LeFse) among control, Phototherapy (PT) and Food allergy (FA) groups.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Phototherapy (PT) group

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Bacilli

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