PMID- 30867489 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200929 LR - 20210109 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Mar 13 TI - The influence of the host microbiome on 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-induced hyperthermia and vice versa. PG - 4313 LID - 10.1038/s41598-019-40803-3 [doi] LID - 4313 AB - Hyperthermia induced by 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) can be life-threatening. Here, we investigate the role of the gut microbiome and TGR5 bile acid receptors in MDMA-mediated hyperthermia. Fourteen days prior to treatment with MDMA, male Sprague-Dawley rats were provided water or water treated with antibiotics. Animals that had received antibiotics displayed a reduction in gut bacteria and an attenuated hyperthermic response to MDMA. MDMA treated animals showed increased uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) and TGR5 expression levels in brown adipose tissue and skeletal muscle while increased expression of UCP3 was observed only in skeletal muscle. Antibiotics prior to MDMA administration significantly blunted these increases in gene expression. Furthermore, inhibition of the TGR5 receptor with triamterene or of deiodinase II downstream of the TGR5 receptor with iopanoic acid also resulted in the attenuation of MDMA-induced hyperthermia. MDMA-treatment enriched the relative proportion of a Proteus mirabilis strain in the ceca of animals not pre-treated with antibiotics. These findings suggest a contributing role for the gut microbiota in MDMA-mediated hyperthermia and that MDMA treatment can trigger a rapid remodeling of the composition of the gut microbiome. FAU - Ridge, Emily A AU - Ridge EA AD - The Ohio Attorney General's Center for the Future of Forensic Science, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403, USA. FAU - Pachhain, Sudhan AU - Pachhain S AD - The Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403, USA. FAU - Choudhury, Sayantan Roy AU - Choudhury SR AD - The Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403, USA. FAU - Bodnar, Sara R AU - Bodnar SR AD - The Ohio Attorney General's Center for the Future of Forensic Science, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403, USA. FAU - Larsen, Ray A AU - Larsen RA AD - The Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403, USA. FAU - Phuntumart, Vipaporn AU - Phuntumart V AD - The Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403, USA. FAU - Sprague, Jon E AU - Sprague JE AD - The Ohio Attorney General's Center for the Future of Forensic Science, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403, USA. jesprag@bgsu.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190313 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Gpbar1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled) RN - 0 (Uncoupling Protein 1) RN - 0 (Uncoupling Protein 3) RN - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Fever/chemically induced/*microbiology MH - *Hyperthermia, Induced MH - Male MH - *Microbiota/drug effects MH - N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine/*pharmacology MH - Proteus mirabilis/drug effects MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism MH - Uncoupling Protein 1/metabolism MH - Uncoupling Protein 3/metabolism PMC - PMC6416279 COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2019/03/15 06:00 MHDA- 2020/09/30 06:00 PMCR- 2019/03/13 CRDT- 2019/03/15 06:00 PHST- 2018/07/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/02/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/03/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/03/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/03/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41598-019-40803-3 [pii] AID - 40803 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41598-019-40803-3 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2019 Mar 13;9(1):4313. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-40803-3.