发布: 2017年12月20日第7卷第24期 DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.2655 浏览次数: 9752
评审: Ivan ZanoniYang FuAnonymous reviewer(s)
Abstract
The oral microbiome has been implicated as a trigger for immune responsiveness in the oral cavity, particularly in the setting of the inflammatory disease periodontitis. The protocol presented here is aimed at characterizing the oral microbiome in murine models at steady state and during perturbations of immunity or physiology. Herein, we describe murine oral microbiome sampling procedures, processing of low biomass samples and subsequent microbiome characterization based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Keywords: Oral microbiome (口腔微生物组)Background
The microbiome plays critical roles in modulating tissue-specific immune responses particularly at barrier sites (Belkaid and Harrison, 2017). In these barrier environments, such as the gastrointestinal tract and skin, select commensals are shown to be able to drive the development of specific immune cell populations (Ivanov et al., 2009; Naik et al., 2012). Our work has recently started to explore the influence of the oral microbiome in tailoring tissue immunity, particularly at the gingiva, a vulnerable oral barrier site (Abusleme and Moutsopoulos, 2016; Dutzan et al., 2017).
In humans, it is well recognized that the oral cavity harbors a diverse and rich microbiome (Human Microbiome Project, 2012). Alterations in oral microbial communities have been associated with the common oral disease, periodontitis, an inflammatory condition that affects the gingival tissues and results in tissue damage (Griffen et al., 2012; Abusleme et al., 2013; Moutsopoulos et al., 2015). To date, animal models have been instrumental in addressing the role of the microbiome in various physiological and pathological conditions (Turnbaugh et al., 2006; Kostic et al., 2013). However, studies of host-microbiome interactions have been increasingly challenging in the oral murine setting. To facilitate oral microbiome studies in murine models, we have developed protocols for sampling of oral microbial communities, processing of low biomass murine oral microbiome samples, 16S rRNA gene sequencing and analysis of relevant data.
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Abusleme, L., Hong, B., Hoare, A., Konkel, J. E., Diaz, P. I. and Moutsopoulos, N. M. (2017). Oral Microbiome Characterization in Murine Models. Bio-protocol 7(24): e2655. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.2655.
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微生物学 > 微生物-宿主相互作用 > 体内实验模型
免疫学 > 粘膜免疫学 > 消化道
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