Diet-induced alterations in gut microflora contribute to lethal pulmonary 
damage in TLR2/TLR4-deficient mice

Ji, Y; Sun, S; Goodrich, JK; Kim, H; Poole, AC; Duhamel, GE; Ley, RE; Qi, L

doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2014.05.040

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Diet-induced alterations in gut microflora contribute to lethal pulmonary damage in TLR2/TLR4-deficient mice

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Ji, Y., Sun, S., Goodrich, J., Kim, H., Poole, A., Duhamel, G., et al. (2014). Diet-induced alterations in gut microflora contribute to lethal pulmonary damage in TLR2/TLR4-deficient mice. Cell Reports, 8(1), 137-149. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2014.05.040.

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Chronic intake of Western diet has driven an epidemic of obesity and metabolic syndrome, but how it induces mortality remains unclear. Here, we show that chronic intake of a high-fat diet (HFD), not a low-fat diet, leads to severe pulmonary damage and mortality in mice deficient in Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 (DKO). Diet-induced pulmonary lesions are blocked by antibiotic treatment and are transmissible to wild-type mice upon either cohousing or fecal transplantation, pointing to the existence of bacterial pathogens. Indeed, diet and innate deficiency exert significant impact on gut microbiota composition. Thus, chronic intake of HFD promotes severe pulmonary damage and mortality in DKO mice in part via gut dysbiosis, a finding that may be important for immunodeficient patients, particularly those on chemotherapy or radiotherapy, where gut-microbiota-caused conditions are often life threatening.