PMID- 38003599 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231127 LR - 20231127 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 22 DP - 2023 Nov 16 TI - Anti-Proteolytic Peptide R7I Protects the Intestinal Barrier and Alleviates Fatty Acid Malabsorption in Salmonella typhimurium-Infected Mice. LID - 10.3390/ijms242216409 [doi] LID - 16409 AB - With a wide range of hosts, environmental adaptation, and antibiotic resistance, Salmonella typhimurium is one of the most common causes of food poisoning in the world. Infection with Salmonella typhimurium not only results in intestinal inflammation but also damages the intestinal barrier and interferes with the host's ability to absorb nutrients. It is imperative to find alternatives to antibiotics for eradicating bacteria, reducing intestinal damage, and reestablishing nutrient absorption, especially given that antibiotics are currently prohibited. This research aims to understand the protective role of anti-proteolytic peptide R7I on the gut in the setting of Salmonella typhimurium infection and its impact on nutritional absorption, maybe offering an alternative to antibiotics for bacterial killing. The findings demonstrated that R7I reduced the production of inflammatory factors, including IL-6, TNF-alpha, and L-1beta in the jejunum and decreased the expression of genes like TLR4 and NF-kappaB in the jejunum (p < 0.05). R7I enhanced antioxidant capacity and preserved the antioxidant/pro-oxidant balance in the jejunum (p < 0.05). R7I also normalized intestinal shape and restored tight junction protein expression. Fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP2) and fatty acid transport protein 4 (FATP4) expression in the jejunum was restored by R7I. In addition, serum-free fatty acids and lipid metabolites were significantly higher in the R7I group than in the control group (p < 0.05). Overall, the anti-enzyme peptide R7I maintained the healthy state of the intestine and alleviated the abnormal fatty acid absorption caused by bacterial infection. FAU - Su, Yunzhe AU - Su Y AD - College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. FAU - Sun, Taotao AU - Sun T AD - College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. FAU - Gao, Junhan AU - Gao J AD - College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. FAU - Zhang, Chenxu AU - Zhang C AD - College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. FAU - Liu, Xuesheng AU - Liu X AD - College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. FAU - Bi, Chongpeng AU - Bi C AD - College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. FAU - Wang, Jiajun AU - Wang J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2086-2105 AD - College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. FAU - Shan, Anshan AU - Shan A AD - College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. LA - eng GR - 32030101/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 32272914/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 2022YFD1300700/National Key R&D Program of China/ GR - YQ2020C009/Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231116 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Fatty Acids) RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Peptides) RN - EC 3.4.- (Peptide Hydrolases) RN - 0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - *Salmonella typhimurium MH - Fatty Acids MH - Antioxidants MH - *Salmonella Infections/drug therapy MH - Peptides MH - Peptide Hydrolases MH - Anti-Bacterial Agents PMC - PMC10670956 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Salmonella typhimurium OT - anti-proteolytic peptide OT - fatty acid absorption OT - inflammation OT - intestinal barrier COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/11/25 12:45 MHDA- 2023/11/27 12:42 PMCR- 2023/11/16 CRDT- 2023/11/25 01:17 PHST- 2023/10/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/10/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/11/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/11/27 12:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/25 12:45 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/25 01:17 [entrez] PHST- 2023/11/16 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms242216409 [pii] AID - ijms-24-16409 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms242216409 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Nov 16;24(22):16409. doi: 10.3390/ijms242216409.