南方医科大学学报 ›› 2026, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (7): 1474-1486.doi: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2026.07.02

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丁酸缓解高脂饮食诱导肥胖小鼠艰难梭菌感染的机制研究

董旻昱1(), 方泽扬1, 张芸芸1, 吴友谅1, 郑煌傑1, 刘泳君1, 阳琼1, 孔德钱2(), 陈科全1(), 王斯琪1()   

  1. 1.广州医科大学附属第一医院消化内科,广东 广州 510120
    2.阳春市人民医院消化内科,广东 阳江 529600
  • 收稿日期:2025-11-24 出版日期:2026-07-20 发布日期:2026-07-20
  • 通讯作者: 孔德钱,陈科全,王斯琪 E-mail:dongminyu99@126.com;2451498539@qq.com;yinyuedegushi@126.com;2023681011@gzhmu.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:董旻昱,在读博士研究生,医师,E-mail: dongminyu99@126.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金青年项目(82500630);广东省基础与应用基础研究基金省市联合基金(2023A1515110161);广州市科学技术局基础研究计划基础与应用基础研究专题项目(2024A04J3537);广州市科技局基础研究计划市校(院)联合资助“登峰医院”项目(2024A03J1145)

Butyrate alleviates Clostridium difficile infection in high-fat diet-induced obese mice

Minyu DONG1(), Zeyang FANG1, Yunyun ZHANG1, Youliang WU1, Huangjie ZHENG1, Yongjun LIU1, Qiong YANG1, Deqian KONG2(), Kequan CHEN1(), Siqi WANG1()   

  1. 1.Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
    2.Department of Gastroenterology, Yangchun People's Hospital, Yangjiang 529600, China
  • Received:2025-11-24 Online:2026-07-20 Published:2026-07-20
  • Contact: Deqian KONG, Kequan CHEN, Siqi WANG E-mail:dongminyu99@126.com;2451498539@qq.com;yinyuedegushi@126.com;2023681011@gzhmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Natural Science Foundation for the Youth (NSFY) of China(82500630)

摘要:

目的 研究肥胖加重艰难梭菌感染(CDI)的作用机制,探讨肠道菌群代谢产物丁酸作为替代疗法的潜在价值。 方法 利用CDI小鼠模型,分别饲喂高脂饲料和普通饲料构建肥胖CDI模型(HFD)和正常CDI模型(NCD)进行对比,同时构建体外高脂CDI模型,6只/组。通过检测小鼠肝脏、附睾白色脂肪组织质量,肝功能指标及油红O染色评估肥胖小鼠模型;超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)及丙二醛(MDA)含量测定氧化应激水平;HE染色评估结肠损伤程度;RT-PCR和免疫组化检测小鼠肠黏膜屏障(ZO-1、Occludin)表达水平;RT-PCR和ELISA检测小鼠血清和粪便的艰难梭菌毒素A(TcdA)和毒素B(TcdB)含量;气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)法检测小鼠粪便中短链脂肪酸(SCFAs)含量;免疫荧光检测高脂细胞膜型的肠黏膜屏障(ZO-1、Occludin)表达水平;流式细胞术检测高脂细胞模型凋亡情况。 结果 与NCD组相比,接种后第2天,HFD组小鼠生存率下降至70%,显著低于NCD组的90%;血清TcdA和TcdB分别由7.5 ng/L和6.5 ng/L升高至15.3 ng/L和15.0 ng/L,粪便TcdA和TcdB分别由2.8l g fold和3.9l g fold升高至5.8l g fold和6.5l g fold。HFD组AST、ALT分别由2.3 U/mL和5.2 U/mL升高至9.8 U/mL和20.0 U/mL,TG、TC分别由0.6 U/mL和1.5 U/mL升高至2.9 U/mL和10.5 U/mL;粪便丁酸盐浓度由3.20±0.62 ng/mL降至1.05±0.55 ng/mL。与此同时,HFD组结肠组织损伤加重,ZO-1和Occludin表达下调,SOD降低、MDA升高。丁酸盐干预可减轻体质量下降和死亡,降低毒素负荷,改善结肠及肝脏损伤,恢复紧密连接蛋白表达并抑制细胞凋亡。FMT亦具有类似保护作用,自感染后第2天起使生存率较HFD组提高约10%,并改善肠屏障功能、肝功能损伤及氧化应激水平。上述差异均具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。 结论 高脂饮食显著加重CDI疾病进程,丁酸在改善肥胖相关CDI中具有潜在替代治疗作用。

关键词: 艰难梭菌感染, 肥胖, 丁酸, 肠道屏障, 粪便移植

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the mechanism by which obesity exacerbates Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and explore the value of gut microbiota metabolite butyrate as an alternative therapy. Methods In mouse models of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity and CDI and normal diet-fed mouse models of CDI, the effect of butyrate treatment on hepatic lipid deposition and liver function was assessed using Oil Red O staining and by measuring aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) of the mice were determined, and colonic injury was evaluated using HE staining. The expression levels of intestinal mucosal barrier proteins ZO-1 and occludin were detected by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry, and the levels of C. difficile toxins A and B in mouse serum and feces were measured using RT-PCR and ELISA. The concentration of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in mouse feces was determined using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. In HCT116 cells induced by palmitic acid in the presence or absence of C. difficile, the effect of butyrate expression levels of ZO-1 and occludin were examined by immunofluorescence staining, and cell apoptosis was analyzed with flow cytometry. Results Compared with normal diet-fed mice, the HFD-fed mice with CDI had a significantly higher mortality rate and exhibited severer colonic damage, intestinal barrier function impairment and liver injury with significantly reduced fecal SCFAs concentrations. Butyrate replacement therapy markedly alleviated CDI symptoms, improved intestinal barrier function, and reduced the levels of liver injury markers. Fecal microbiota transplantation produced similar effects to butyrate and obviously alleviated CDI symptoms and increased fecal SCFAs concentrations in the mouse models. Conclusion HFD significantly exacerbates the progression of CDI in mice, and butyrate shows the potential as an alternative therapy for improving obesity-associated CDI.

Key words: Clostridium difficile infection, obesity, butyrate, intestinal barrier, fecal microbiota transplantation