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Metabolic diseases from the point of view of the gut bacterial motility and mucus barrier

Descripción del proyecto

El papel de la barrera mucosa y la motilidad de las bacterias intestinales en el desarrollo de enfermedades metabólicas

La microbiota intestinal es un factor fundamental de las enfermedades metabólicas, por lo que se presenta como una diana terapéutica potencial. La dieta y los medicamentos pueden afectar a la barrera mucosa, mejorando el metabolismo y reduciendo la motilidad bacteriana vinculada a problemas de salud. El proyecto MEDMOTILUS, financiado con fondos europeos, pretende investigar los cambios en la homeostasis del moco/la microbiota en enfermedades metabólicas, así como posibles dianas terapéuticas, mediante datos humanos y modelos animales. El objetivo es comprender el impacto de la motilidad de las bacterias intestinales y el moco intestinal en las enfermedades metabólicas. Los investigadores aplicarán un planteamiento multidisciplinar con metabolómica y metagenómica en sus estudios con modelos murinos. El uso de datos humanos y animales permitirá la identificación de biomarcadores sólidos de la homeostasis del moco/la microbiota intestinal en las enfermedades metabólicas.

Objetivo

MEDMOTILUS aims to uncover the alterations of gut mucus/microbiota homeostasis in metabolic diseases and therapeutic targets using human data and animal models. It will fill research gaps in the multiple scenarios of metabolic diseases, one of the greatest threats to human health. The gut microbiota is a key environmental factor of these diseases, and its modulation is a potential treatment. However, the host-microbiota interactions are far from being fully described. The gut mucus barrier is a host spatial control that plays a crucial role in the microbiota regulation but poorly understood. Diet and medicines may affect this defense and, thus, improving metabolism and reducing gut bacterial motility, whose increase is linked to health disorders even without serious infections. However, there is no in-depth bacterial motility characterization in metabolic diseases and no data on mucus features nor on its effect on bacteria in these diseases. So, the overall research goal of MEDMOTILUS is to provide evidence of the impact of gut bacterial motility and mucus in metabolic diseases as key factors involving dysbiosis, mucus features, and metabolic status. MEDMOTILUS takes a multidisciplinary approach. It will go beyond the current state-of-the-art by using original input data (bacterial motility from modeling and mucus features) with multi-omic approaches (also metabolomics and metagenomics). Several potential solutions acting on mucus will be assessed in mice. The use of human data already generated and animal models (mice and a new pig model) will allow me to identify robust and useful biomarkers of the gut mucus/microbiota homeostasis in metabolic diseases for further research on diagnosis and monitoring to reduce long-term complications and deaths. At the level of my career, MEDMOTILUS will allow me to enhance my research profile and network, strongly impacting my chances of achieving my long-term goal to become a Professor and develop a prolific scientific career.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS clasifica los proyectos con EuroSciVoc, una taxonomía plurilingüe de ámbitos científicos, mediante un proceso semiautomático basado en técnicas de procesamiento del lenguaje natural.

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Coordinador

SORBONNE UNIVERSITE
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 184 707,84
Dirección
21 RUE DE L'ECOLE DE MEDECINE
75006 Paris
Francia

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Región
Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris
Tipo de actividad
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Enlaces
Coste total
€ 184 707,84