The CTT of normal healthy children is not sex- or age-related (above the age of 3 years). The Abrahamson method for CTT measurement by using bony landmarks for the determination of colon segments is easy to perform and well tolerated with a virtual inexistent rating difference between different observers.
Understanding the underlying mechanisms behind IgE-mediated cow’s milk allergy (IgE-CMA) is imperative for the discovery of novel biomarkers and the design of innovative treatment and prevention strategies. Here, we report data on the gut microbiome, metabolome, and lipidome of 81 children affected by food allergies, including CMA and healthy controls. Moreover, we developed a mouse model that mimicked IgE CMA best, BALB/c mice sensitized with ß-lactoglobulin using cholera toxin. During sensitization, we observed multiple microbially derived metabolic alterations, most importantly bile acid and tryptophan metabolites, that preceded allergic inflammation, while this inflammation was reflected in a disturbed sphingomyelin and histamine metabolism. We endorsed the microbial origin of these metabolites by in vitro colonic digestions and confirmed the microbial dysbiosis in our patient cohort, which was accompanied by metabolic signatures of low-grade inflammation. Our results suggest that gut dysbiosis precedes allergic inflammation, opening new opportunities for future prevention and treatment strategies. Trial: NCT04249973.
Background: IgE-mediated cow’s milk allergy (IgE-CMA) is one of the
first allergies to arise in early childhood and may result from exposure
to various milk allergens, of which β-lactoglobulin (BLG) and casein are
the most important. Understanding the underlying mechanisms behind
IgE-CMA is imperative for the discovery of novel biomarkers and the
design of innovative treatment and prevention strategies. Methods: We
report a longitudinal in vivo murine model, in which 2 mice
strains (BALB/c and C57Bl/6) were sensitized to BLG using either cholera
toxin or an oil emulsion (n=6 per group). After sensitization, mice were
challenged orally, their clinical signs monitored, antibody (IgE and
IgG1) and cytokine levels (IL-4 and IFN-γ) measured, and fecal samples
subjected to metabolomics. The results of the murine models were further
supported by fecal microbiome-metabolome data from our population of
IgE-CMA (n=24) and healthy (n=23) children (Trial: NCT04249973), on
which polar metabolomics, lipidomics and 16S rRNA metasequencing were
performed. In vitro gastrointestinal digestions and multi-omics
corroborated the microbial origin of proposed metabolic changes.
Results: During sensitization, we observed multiple microbially derived
metabolic alterations, most importantly bile acid, energy and tryptophan
metabolites, that preceded allergic inflammation. The latter was
reflected in a disturbed sphingolipid metabolism. We confirmed microbial
dysbiosis, and its causal effect on metabolic alterations in our patient
cohort, which was accompanied by metabolic signatures of low-grade
inflammation. Conclusion: Our results indicate that gut dysbiosis
precedes allergic inflammation and nurtures a chronic low-grade
inflammation in children on elimination diets, opening important new
opportunities for future prevention and treatment strategies.
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