Blood-borne extracellular vesicles of bacteria and intestinal cells in patients with psychotic disorders

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  • Mette Elise Tunset
  • Hanne Haslene-Hox
  • Tim Van Den Bossche
  • Susan Maleki
  • Arne Vaaler
  • Kondziella, Daniel

Background: Human cells and bacteria secrete extracellular vesicles (EV) which play a role in intercellular communication. EV from the host intestinal epithelium are involved in the regulation of bacterial gene expression and growth. Bacterial EV (bactEV) produced in the intestine can pass to various tissues where they deliver biomolecules to many kinds of cells, including neurons. Emerging data indicate that gut microbiota is altered in patients with psychotic disorders. We hypothesized that the amount and content of blood-borne EV from intestinal cells and bactEV in psychotic patients would differ from healthy controls. Methods: We analyzed for human intestinal proteins by proteomics, for bactEV by metaproteomic analysis, and by measuring the level of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in blood-borne EV from patients with psychotic disorders (n = 25), tested twice, in the acute phase of psychosis and after improvement, with age- and sex-matched healthy controls (n = 25). Results: Patients with psychotic disorders had lower LPS levels in their EV compared to healthy controls (p =.027). Metaproteome analyses confirmed LPS finding and identified Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes as dominating phyla. Total amounts of human intestine proteins in EV isolated from blood was lower in patients compared to controls (p =.02). Conclusions: Our results suggest that bactEV and host intestinal EV are decreased in patients with psychosis and that this topic is worthy of further investigation given potential pathophysiological implications. Possible mechanisms involve dysregulation of the gut microbiota by host EV, altered translocation of bactEV to systemic circulation where bactEV can interact with both the brain and the immune system.

Original languageEnglish
Book seriesNordic Journal of Psychiatry
Volume77
Issue number7
Number of pages10
ISSN0803-9488
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

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  • brain-gut axis, Extracellular vesicles, lipopolysaccharides, proteomics, psychotic disorders

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