Oxaliplatin-induced changes in microbiota, TLR4+ cells and enhanced HMGB1 expression in the murine colon

PLoS One. 2018 Jun 12;13(6):e0198359. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198359. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Oxaliplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapeutic used for cancer treatment. Its use associates with peripheral neuropathies and chronic gastrointestinal side-effects. Oxaliplatin induces immunogenic cell death by provoking the presentation of damage associated molecular patterns. The damage associated molecular patterns high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein exerts pro-inflammatory cytokine-like activity and binds to toll-like receptors (namely TLR4). Gastrointestinal microbiota may influence chemotherapeutic efficacy and contribute to local and systemic inflammation. We studied effects of oxaliplatin treatment on 1) TLR4 and high-mobility group box 1 expression within the colon; 2) gastrointestinal microbiota composition; 3) inflammation within the colon; 4) changes in Peyer's patches and mesenteric lymph nodes immune populations in mice. TLR4+ cells displayed pseudopodia-like extensions characteristic of antigen sampling co-localised with high-mobility group box 1 -overexpressing cells in the colonic lamina propria from oxaliplatin-treated animals. Oxaliplatin treatment caused significant reduction in Parabacteroides and Prevotella1, but increase in Prevotella2 and Odoribacter bacteria at the genus level. Downregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in colon samples, a reduction in macrophages and dendritic cells in mesenteric lymph nodes were found after oxaliplatin treatment. In conclusion, oxaliplatin treatment caused morphological changes in TLR4+ cells, increase in gram-negative microbiota and enhanced HMGB1 expression associated with immunosuppression in the colon.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria / classification*
  • Bacteria / drug effects
  • Bacteria / genetics
  • Colon / drug effects
  • Colon / metabolism*
  • Colon / microbiology
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome / drug effects*
  • Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects
  • HMGB1 Protein / metabolism*
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • Leukocyte Common Antigens / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Oxaliplatin / adverse effects*
  • Peyer's Patches / drug effects
  • Peyer's Patches / metabolism*
  • Peyer's Patches / microbiology
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4 / metabolism*

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • HMGB1 Protein
  • HMGB1 protein, mouse
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Tlr4 protein, mouse
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4
  • Oxaliplatin
  • Leukocyte Common Antigens
  • Ptprc protein, mouse

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Victoria University Research Support grant (KN), the Centre for Chronic Disease (VA), College of Health and Biomedicine (VS), Victoria University.