Maternal microbiota communicates with the fetus through microbiota-derived extracellular vesicles

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Kaisanlahti A, Turunen J, Byts N, Samoylenko A, Bart G, Virtanen N, Tejesvi MV, Zhyvolozhnyi A, Sarfraz S, Kumpula S, Hekkala J, Salmi S, Will O, Korvala J, Paalanne N, Erawijantari PP, Suokas M, Medina TP, Vainio S, Medina OP, Lahti L, Tapiainen T, Reunanen J
Journal
Microbiome
Year
2023
Keywords:
Amniotic fluid, Extracellular vesicles, Fetal environment, Fetal microbiota, Gut microbiota, Intestine
BACKGROUND: Reports regarding the presence of bacteria in the fetal environment remain limited and controversial. Recently, extracellular vesicles secreted by the human gut microbiota have emerged as a novel mechanism for host-microbiota interaction. We aimed to investigate the presence of bacterial extracellular vesicles in the fetal environment during healthy pregnancies and determine whether extracellular vesicles derived from the gut microbiota can cross biological barriers to reach the fetus. RESULTS: Bacterial extracellular vesicles were detectable in the amniotic fluid of healthy pregnant women, exhibiting similarities to extracellular vesicles found in the maternal gut microbiota. In pregnant mice, extracellular vesicles derived from human maternal gut microbiota were found to reach the intra-amniotic space. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings reveal maternal microbiota-derived extracellular vesicles as an interaction mechanism between the maternal microbiota and fetus, potentially playing a pivotal role in priming the prenatal immune system for gut colonization after birth. Video Abstract.

Experiment 1


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Subjects

Location of subjects
Finland
Host species Species from which microbiome was sampled. Contact us to have more species added.
Homo sapiens
Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Amniotic fluid Acqua amnii,Liquor amnii,Amniotic fluid,amniotic fluid
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Pregnancy Gestation,PREGN,Pregnancies,Pregnancy,pregnancy
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Amniotic fluid (AM)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Amniotic fluid-derived extracellular vesicles (AM EVs)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Amniotic fluid EV group
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
10
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
24

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
V4-V5
Sequencing platform Manufacturer and experimental platform used for quantifying microbial abundance
Ion Torrent

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
raw counts
Statistical test
ANCOM
Kruskall-Wallis
Mann-Whitney (Wilcoxon)
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)?
Yes

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
increased
Richness Number of species
increased

Signature 1

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Source: Additional file 1: Table 8

Description: Differential abundance taxa of AM and AM_EV pair

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Amniotic fluid-derived extracellular vesicles (AM EVs)

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Alistipes
Alloprevotella
Bacteroides
Bradyrhizobium
Deinococcus
Dermacoccus
Dolosigranulum
Escherichia/Shigella sp.
Gemella
Granulicatella
Lawsonella
Neisseria
Peptoniphilus
Porphyromonas
Prevotella
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Veillonella
VibrionimonasVibrionimonas
WilliamsiaWilliamsia

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Subjects

Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Amniotic fluid , Feces Acqua amnii,Liquor amnii,Amniotic fluid,amniotic fluid,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
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Maternal feces (FE)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Contrasts in the AM and FE pair
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
22

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
Not specified

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
increased
Richness Number of species
decreased

Signature 1

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Source: Additional file 1: Table 8

Description: Differential abundance taxa of AM and FE pair

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Maternal feces (FE)

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Bradyrhizobium
Dermacoccus
Faecalibacterium
Staphylococcus

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Experiment 3


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Subjects

Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Feces-derived extracellular vesicles (FE EV)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Contrasts between AM and FE_EV pair

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
increased
Richness Number of species
decreased

Experiment 4


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Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Amniotic fluid-derived extracellular vesicles (AM EV)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Maternal feces (FE)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Differences between AM_EV and FE pair
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
24

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
decreased
Richness Number of species
decreased

Experiment 5


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Subjects

Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Feces-derived extracellular vesicles (FE EV)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Differences in AM_EV and FE_EV pair

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
decreased
Richness Number of species
decreased

Signature 1

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Source: Additional file 1: Table 8

Description: Differential abundance taxa of FE_EV and AM_EV pair

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Feces-derived extracellular vesicles (FE EV)

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Bacteroides
Finegoldia
Fusobacterium

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Experiment 6


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Subjects

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
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Maternal feces (FE)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Differences in FE and FE_EV
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
22

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
increased
Richness Number of species
increased

Signature 1

Needs review

Curated date: 2024/03/25

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Source: Additional file 1: Table 8

Description: Differential abundance taxa of FE and FE_EV pair

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Feces-derived extracellular vesicles (FE EV)

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Alistipes
Alloprevotella
Anaerococcus
Bacteroides
Barnesiella
Blautia
Colidextribacter
Deinococcus
Dolosigranulum
Eremococcus
Eubacterium coprostanoligenes
Ezakiella
Faecalibacterium
Finegoldia
Gemella
Granulicatella
Lawsonella
Micrococcus
Neisseria
Parvimonas
Peptoniphilus
Porphyromonas
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Subdoligranulum
Veillonella
WilliamsiaWilliamsia
Christensenellaceae_R7Christensenellaceae_R7
RuminococcaceaeRuminococcaceae
Lachnospiraceae

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