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. 2023 Nov 28;42(11):113350.
doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113350. Epub 2023 Oct 31.

An obesogenic diet increases atherosclerosis through promoting microbiota dysbiosis-induced gut lymphocyte trafficking into the periphery

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An obesogenic diet increases atherosclerosis through promoting microbiota dysbiosis-induced gut lymphocyte trafficking into the periphery

Ludivine Laurans et al. Cell Rep. .
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Abstract

Although high-fat diet (HFD)-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis is known to affect atherosclerosis, the underlying mechanisms remain to be fully explored. Here, we show that the progression of atherosclerosis depends on a gut microbiota shaped by an HFD but not a high-cholesterol (HC) diet and, more particularly, on low fiber (LF) intake. Mechanistically, gut lymphoid cells impacted by HFD- or LF-induced microbiota dysbiosis highly proliferate in mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) and migrate from MLNs to the periphery, which fuels T cell accumulation within atherosclerotic plaques. This is associated with the induction of mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule 1 (MAdCAM-1) within plaques and the presence of enterotropic lymphocytes expressing β7 integrin. MLN resection or lymphocyte deficiency abrogates the pro-atherogenic effects of a microbiota shaped by LF. Our study shows a pathological link between a diet-shaped microbiota, gut immune cells, and atherosclerosis, suggesting that a diet-modulated microbiome might be a suitable therapeutic target to prevent atherosclerosis.

Keywords: CP: Immunology; CP: Metabolism; atherosclerosis; high-fat diet; low fiber; microbiota.

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