Effects of the loss of maternal gut microbiota before pregnancy on gut microbiota, food allergy susceptibility, and epigenetic modification on subsequent generations

  • AIZAWA Shinta
    Department of Preventive Environment and Nutrition, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
  • UEBANSO Takashi
    Department of Preventive Environment and Nutrition, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan Department of Microbial Control, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
  • SHIMOHATA Takaaki
    Faculty of Marine Biosciences, Fukui Prefectural University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Obama-shi, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
  • MAWATARI Kazuaki
    Department of Preventive Environment and Nutrition, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan Department of Microbial Control, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
  • TAKAHASHI Akira
    Department of Preventive Environment and Nutrition, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan Department of Microbial Control, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan

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<p>Maternal environments affect the health of offspring in later life. Changes in epigenetic modifications may partially explain this phenomenon. The gut microbiota is a critical environmental factor that influences epigenetic modifications of host immune cells and the development of food allergies. However, whether changes in the maternal gut microbiota affect the development of food allergies and related epigenetic modifications in subsequent generations remains unclear. Here, we investigated the effects of antibiotic treatment before pregnancy on the development of the gut microbiota, food allergies, and epigenetic modifications in F1 and F2 mice. We found that pre-conception antibiotic treatment affected the gut microbiota composition in F1 but not F2 offspring. F1 mice born to antibiotic-treated mothers had a lower proportion of butyric acid-producing bacteria and, consequently, a lower butyric acid concentration in their cecal contents. The methylation level in the DNA of intestinal lamina propria lymphocytes, food allergy susceptibility, and production of antigen-specific IgE in the F1 and F2 mice were not different between those born to control and antibiotic-treated mothers. In addition, F1 mice born to antibiotic-treated mothers showed increased fecal excretion related to the stress response in a novel environment. These results suggest that the maternal gut microbiota is effectively passed onto F1 offspring but has little effect on food allergy susceptibility or DNA methylation levels in offspring.</p>

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