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

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Authors
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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Curator: Iman-Ngwepe

Revision editor(s): Iman-Ngwepe, Fiddyhamma

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
Vesicle membrane Vesicle membrane,vesicle membrane
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-derived extracellular vesicles from Amniotic samples
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).
centered log-ratio
Statistical test
ANCOM
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
decreased
Richness Number of species
increased

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Source: Additional file 1: Table 8

Description: The differentially abundant genera in the amniotic fluid (AM) vs. amniotic fluid-derived extracellular vesicles (AM EV)

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
Gemella
Granulicatella
Lawsonella
Neisseria
Peptoniphilus
Porphyromonas
Prevotella
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Veillonella
Vibrionimonas
Williamsia
Escherichia-ShigellaEscherichia-Shigella

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Source: Additional file 1: Table 8

Description: The differentially abundant genera in the amniotic fluid (AM) vs. amniotic fluid-derived extracellular vesicles (AM EV)

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

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Deinococcota

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Experiment 2


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Differences from previous experiment shown

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
Maternal feces collected before cesarean section
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) 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

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Source: Additional file 1: Table 8

Description: The differentially abundant genera in the amniotic fluid (AM) vs. Maternal Feces (FE)

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

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Bradyrhizobium
Dermacoccus
Faecalibacterium
Staphylococcus

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Source: Additional file 1: Table 8

Description: The differentially abundant genera in the amniotic fluid (AM) vs. Maternal Feces (FE)

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

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Bacteroidota
Bacillota

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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
Feces-derived extracellular vesicles from Feces samples

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

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

Experiment 4


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Curator: Iman-Ngwepe

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Differences from previous experiment shown

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
Maternal feces collected before cesarean section
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
increased
Richness Number of species
increased

Experiment 5


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Curator: Iman-Ngwepe

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Differences from previous experiment shown

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
Feces-derived extracellular vesicles from Feces samples

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

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Curated date: 2024/03/25

Curator: Iman-Ngwepe

Revision editor(s): Iman-Ngwepe, Fiddyhamma

Source: Additional file 1: Table 8

Description: The differentially abundant genera in the amniotic fluid-derived extracellular vesicles (AM EV) vs. fecal-derived extracellular vesicles (FE EV)

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

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Fusobacteriota

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Source: Additional file 1: Table 8

Description: The differentially abundant genera in the amniotic fluid-derived extracellular vesicles (AM EV) vs. fecal-derived extracellular vesicles (FE EV)

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

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Fusobacterium
Bacteroides
Finegoldia

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Experiment 6


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Differences from previous experiment shown

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 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
decreased
Richness Number of species
decreased

Signature 1

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Curated date: 2024/03/25

Curator: Iman-Ngwepe

Revision editor(s): Iman-Ngwepe, Fiddyhamma

Source: Additional file 1: Table 8

Description: The differentially abundant genera in Maternal feces (FE) vs. fecal-derived extracellular vesicles (FE EV)

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
Lachnospiraceae
Lawsonella
Micrococcus
Neisseria
Oscillibacter
Parvimonas
Peptoniphilus
Porphyromonas
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Subdoligranulum
Veillonella
Williamsia
uncultured Oscillospiraceae bacterium
Christensenella R7Christensenella R7

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Source: Additional file 1: Table 8

Description: The differentially abundant genera in Maternal feces (FE) vs. fecal-derived extracellular vesicles (FE EV)

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

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Actinomycetota
Bacteroidota
Deinococcota
Desulfobacteria
Fusobacteriota

Revision editor(s): Fiddyhamma