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  1. Article ; Online: Administration of a Bacterial Lysate to the Airway Compartment Is Sufficient to Inhibit Allergen-Induced Lung Eosinophilia in Germ-free Mice.

    Michael, Ashley N / Pivniouk, Oksana / Ezeh, Peace C / Banskar, Sunil / Hahn, Seongmin / DeVries, Avery / O'Connell, Kathryn / Pivniouk, Vadim / Vercelli, Donata

    Journal of leukocyte biology

    2024  

    Abstract: The nexus between eosinophils and microbes is attracting increasing attention. We previously showed that airway administration of sterile microbial products contained in dust collected from traditional dairy farms virtually abrogated broncho-alveolar ... ...

    Abstract The nexus between eosinophils and microbes is attracting increasing attention. We previously showed that airway administration of sterile microbial products contained in dust collected from traditional dairy farms virtually abrogated broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) eosinophilia and other cardinal asthma phenotypes in allergen-sensitized specific pathogen-free (SPF) mice. Interestingly, comparable inhibition of allergen-induced BAL eosinophilia and promotion of airway barrier integrity were found upon administration of a sterile, pharmacological grade bacterial lysate, OM-85, to the airway compartment of allergen-sensitized SPF mice. Here we asked whether intrinsic properties of airway-delivered microbial products were sufficient to inhibit allergic lung inflammation or whether these effects were mediated by reprogramming of the host microbiota. We compared germ-free (GF) mice and offspring of GF mice associated with healthy mouse gut microbiota and maintained under SPF conditions for multiple generations (Ex-GF mice). These mice were treated intra-nasally with OM-85 and evaluated in the OVA and Alternaria models of allergic asthma focusing primarily on BAL eosinophilia. Levels of allergen-induced BAL eosinophilia were comparable in GF and conventionalized Ex-GF mice. Airway administration of the OM-85 bacterial lysate was sufficient to inhibit allergen-induced lung eosinophilia in both Ex-GF and GF mice, suggesting that host microbiota are not required for the protective effects of bacterial products in these models and local airway exposure to microbial products is an effective source of protection. OM-85-dependent inhibition of BAL eosinophilia in GF mice was accompanied by suppression of lung type-2 cytokines and eosinophil-attracting chemokines, suggesting that OM-85 may work at least by decreasing eosinophil lung recruitment.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 605722-6
    ISSN 1938-3673 ; 0741-5400
    ISSN (online) 1938-3673
    ISSN 0741-5400
    DOI 10.1093/jleuko/qiae047
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  2. Article ; Online: Nod2 protects mice from inflammation and obesity-dependent liver cancer.

    Gurses, Serdar A / Banskar, Sunil / Stewart, Cody / Trimoski, Bill / Dziarski, Roman / Gupta, Dipika

    Scientific reports

    2020  Volume 10, Issue 1, Page(s) 20519

    Abstract: Nod2 is a pattern recognition receptor that modulates host innate immune responses and protects from inflammation, steatosis, and obesity. Obesity and inflammation are risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma, however, the role of Nod2 in obesity- ... ...

    Abstract Nod2 is a pattern recognition receptor that modulates host innate immune responses and protects from inflammation, steatosis, and obesity. Obesity and inflammation are risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma, however, the role of Nod2 in obesity-dependent hepatic tumorigenesis is not known. Here we tested the hypothesis that Nod2 protects from high fat diet (HFD)-dependent hepatic cancer. We used an obesity-dependent hepatic tumor model. WT and Nod2
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Proliferation/genetics ; Cholesterol/biosynthesis ; Diet, High-Fat ; Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Gene Ontology ; Inflammation/complications ; Inflammation/pathology ; Lipid Metabolism/genetics ; Liver/immunology ; Liver/metabolism ; Liver/pathology ; Liver Neoplasms/complications ; Liver Neoplasms/genetics ; Macrophages/pathology ; Male ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Neutrophils/pathology ; Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein/metabolism ; Obesity/complications ; Protective Agents ; Protein Interaction Maps ; STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein ; Nod2 protein, mouse ; Protective Agents ; STAT3 Transcription Factor ; Cholesterol (97C5T2UQ7J) ; Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases (EC 2.7.11.24)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-25
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-77463-7
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  3. Article ; Online: Bacterial diversity indicates dietary overlap among bats of different feeding habits.

    Banskar, Sunil / Mourya, Devendra T / Shouche, Yogesh S

    Microbiological research

    2016  Volume 182, Page(s) 99–108

    Abstract: Bats are among the most conspicuous mammals with extraordinary adaptations. They play a key role in the ecosystem. Frugivorous bats are important seed dispersing agents that help in maintaining forest tree diversity, while insectivorous bats are natural ... ...

    Abstract Bats are among the most conspicuous mammals with extraordinary adaptations. They play a key role in the ecosystem. Frugivorous bats are important seed dispersing agents that help in maintaining forest tree diversity, while insectivorous bats are natural insect pest control agents. Several previous reports suggest that bats are reservoir of viruses; nonetheless their bacterial counterparts are relatively less explored. The present study describes the microbial diversity associated with the intestine of bats from different regions of India. Our observations stipulate that there is substantial sharing of bacterial communities between the insectivorous and frugivorous bats, which signifies fairly large dietary overlap. We also observed the presence of higher abundance of Mycoplasma in Cynopterus species of bats, indicating possible Mycoplasma infection. Considering the scarcity of literature related to microbial communities of bat intestinal tract, this study can direct future microbial diversity studies in bats with reference to their dietary habits, host-bacteria interaction and zoonosis.
    MeSH term(s) Animal Feed/analysis ; Animals ; Bacteria/classification ; Bacteria/genetics ; Bacteria/isolation & purification ; Chiroptera/classification ; Chiroptera/microbiology ; Chiroptera/physiology ; Feeding Behavior ; Gastrointestinal Microbiome ; India ; Intestines/microbiology ; Phylogeny
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-01
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1189614-0
    ISSN 1618-0623 ; 0944-5013
    ISSN (online) 1618-0623
    ISSN 0944-5013
    DOI 10.1016/j.micres.2015.10.006
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  4. Article: Bacterial diversity indicates dietary overlap among bats of different feeding habits

    Banskar, Sunil / Devendra T. Mourya / Yogesh S. Shouche

    Microbiological research. 2016 Jan., v. 182

    2016  

    Abstract: Bats are among the most conspicuous mammals with extraordinary adaptations. They play a key role in the ecosystem. Frugivorous bats are important seed dispersing agents that help in maintaining forest tree diversity, while insectivorous bats are natural ... ...

    Abstract Bats are among the most conspicuous mammals with extraordinary adaptations. They play a key role in the ecosystem. Frugivorous bats are important seed dispersing agents that help in maintaining forest tree diversity, while insectivorous bats are natural insect pest control agents. Several previous reports suggest that bats are reservoir of viruses; nonetheless their bacterial counterparts are relatively less explored. The present study describes the microbial diversity associated with the intestine of bats from different regions of India. Our observations stipulate that there is substantial sharing of bacterial communities between the insectivorous and frugivorous bats, which signifies fairly large dietary overlap. We also observed the presence of higher abundance of Mycoplasma in Cynopterus species of bats, indicating possible Mycoplasma infection. Considering the scarcity of literature related to microbial communities of bat intestinal tract, this study can direct future microbial diversity studies in bats with reference to their dietary habits, host-bacteria interaction and zoonosis.
    Keywords bacterial communities ; Cynopterus ; eating habits ; ecosystems ; forest trees ; frugivores ; host-pathogen relationships ; insect pests ; insectivores ; intestines ; mammals ; Mycoplasma ; pesticides ; viruses ; zoonoses ; India
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2016-01
    Size p. 99-108.
    Publishing place Elsevier GmbH
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1189614-0
    ISSN 1618-0623 ; 0944-5013
    ISSN (online) 1618-0623
    ISSN 0944-5013
    DOI 10.1016/j.micres.2015.10.006
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  5. Article ; Online: The

    Banskar, Sunil / Detzner, Ashley A / Juarez-Rodriguez, Maria D / Hozo, Iztok / Gupta, Dipika / Dziarski, Roman

    Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)

    2019  Volume 203, Issue 12, Page(s) 3113–3125

    Abstract: Changes in intestinal or respiratory microbiomes in infants correlate with increased incidence of asthma, but the causative role of microbiome in the susceptibility to asthma and the host genes that regulate these changes in microbiome are mostly unknown. ...

    Abstract Changes in intestinal or respiratory microbiomes in infants correlate with increased incidence of asthma, but the causative role of microbiome in the susceptibility to asthma and the host genes that regulate these changes in microbiome are mostly unknown. In this study, we show that decreased responsiveness to allergic asthma in
    MeSH term(s) Allergens/immunology ; Animals ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology ; Asthma/etiology ; Asthma/metabolism ; Asthma/pathology ; Cytokines/genetics ; Cytokines/metabolism ; Disease Models, Animal ; Disease Susceptibility ; Immunoglobulin E/immunology ; Immunohistochemistry ; Metagenome ; Metagenomics ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mice, Knockout ; Microbiota/drug effects ; Microbiota/immunology ; Pyroglyphidae/immunology
    Chemical Substances Allergens ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Cytokines ; Pglyrp1 protein, mouse ; Immunoglobulin E (37341-29-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 3056-9
    ISSN 1550-6606 ; 0022-1767 ; 1048-3233 ; 1047-7381
    ISSN (online) 1550-6606
    ISSN 0022-1767 ; 1048-3233 ; 1047-7381
    DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.1900711
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  6. Article ; Online: Microbiome analysis reveals the abundance of bacterial pathogens in Rousettus leschenaultii guano.

    Banskar, Sunil / Bhute, Shrikant S / Suryavanshi, Mangesh V / Punekar, Sachin / Shouche, Yogesh S

    Scientific reports

    2016  Volume 6, Page(s) 36948

    Abstract: Bats are crucial for proper functioning of an ecosystem. They provide various important services to ecosystem and environment. While, bats are well-known carrier of pathogenic viruses, their possible role as a potential carrier of pathogenic bacteria is ... ...

    Abstract Bats are crucial for proper functioning of an ecosystem. They provide various important services to ecosystem and environment. While, bats are well-known carrier of pathogenic viruses, their possible role as a potential carrier of pathogenic bacteria is under-explored. Here, using culture-based approach, employing multiple bacteriological media, over thousand bacteria were cultivated and identified from Rousettus leschenaultii (a frugivorous bat species), the majority of which were from the family Enterobacteriaceae and putative pathogens. Next, pathogenic potential of most frequently cultivated component of microbiome i.e. Escherichia coli was assessed to identify its known pathotypes which revealed the presence of virulent factors in many cultivated E. coli isolates. Applying in-depth bacterial community analysis using high-throughput 16 S rRNA gene sequencing, a high inter-individual variation was observed among the studied guano samples. Interestingly, a higher diversity of bacterial communities was observed in decaying guano representative. The search against human pathogenic bacteria database at 97% identity, a small proportion of sequences were found associated to well-known human pathogens. The present study thus indicates that this bat species may carry potential bacterial pathogens and advice to study the effect of these pathogens on bats itself and the probable mode of transmission to humans and other animals.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Chiroptera/microbiology ; Databases, Factual ; Enterobacteriaceae/genetics ; Enterobacteriaceae/isolation & purification ; Enterobacteriaceae/pathogenicity ; Escherichia coli/genetics ; Escherichia coli/isolation & purification ; Escherichia coli/pathogenicity ; Humans ; Microbiota ; Principal Component Analysis ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/isolation & purification ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/metabolism ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; Virulence/genetics
    Chemical Substances RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-11-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/srep36948
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  7. Article ; Online: Coadministration of interleukins 7 and 15 with bacille Calmette-Guérin mounts enduring T cell memory response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Singh, Vijender / Gowthaman, Uthaman / Jain, Shweta / Parihar, Pankaj / Banskar, Sunil / Gupta, Pushpa / Gupta, Umesh D / Agrewala, Javed N

    The Journal of infectious diseases

    2010  Volume 202, Issue 3, Page(s) 480–489

    Abstract: Background: The bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine renders protection against tuberculosis in childhood but not in adulthood. This may be due to its failure to induce long-lasting memory T cells. T cell memory is dependent on crucial cytokine signals ...

    Abstract Background: The bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine renders protection against tuberculosis in childhood but not in adulthood. This may be due to its failure to induce long-lasting memory T cells. T cell memory is dependent on crucial cytokine signals during the priming phases. Therefore, coadministering the BCG vaccine with cytokines may improve its efficacy.
    Methods: A combination of the cytokines interleukin 7 (IL-7) and interleukin 15 (IL-15) or a combination of the cytokines interleukin 1 (IL-1), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), which are known to influence memory T cell generation, were administered along with BCG to mice. The animals were rested for a period of 240 d before they were challenged with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Five weeks later, they were killed to study the T cell memory response.
    Results: Administration of IL-7 and IL-15, but not IL-1, IL-6, and TNF-alpha, with BCG resulted in an improved CD4 and CD8 T cell memory response. Mice injected with BCG supplemented with IL-7 and IL-15 showed enhanced T cell proliferation, T helper 1-type cytokine production, and an increased pool of multifunctional M. tuberculosis-specific memory T cells. Furthermore, there was a statistically significant reduction in the mycobacterial burden in the lungs.
    Conclusion: Our results indicate that supplementation of the BCG vaccine with IL-7 and IL-15 would substantially improve its efficacy by enhancing the T cell memory response.
    MeSH term(s) Adjuvants, Immunologic/administration & dosage ; Animals ; Colony Count, Microbial ; Female ; Humans ; Immunologic Memory ; Interleukin-1/administration & dosage ; Interleukin-15/administration & dosage ; Interleukin-6/administration & dosage ; Interleukin-7/administration & dosage ; Lung/microbiology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mycobacterium bovis/immunology ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; Tuberculosis/immunology ; Tuberculosis/prevention & control ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/immunology
    Chemical Substances Adjuvants, Immunologic ; Interleukin-1 ; Interleukin-15 ; Interleukin-6 ; Interleukin-7 ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-08-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 3019-3
    ISSN 1537-6613 ; 0022-1899
    ISSN (online) 1537-6613
    ISSN 0022-1899
    DOI 10.1086/653827
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  8. Article ; Online: Bacterial diversity in different regions of gastrointestinal tract of Giant African snail (Achatina fulica).

    Pawar, Kiran D / Banskar, Sunil / Rane, Shailendra D / Charan, Shakti S / Kulkarni, Girish J / Sawant, Shailesh S / Ghate, Hemant V / Patole, Milind S / Shouche, Yogesh S

    MicrobiologyOpen

    2012  Volume 1, Issue 4, Page(s) 415–426

    Abstract: The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of invasive land snail Achatina fulica is known to harbor metabolically active bacterial communities. In this study, we assessed the bacterial diversity in the different regions of GI tract of Giant African snail, A. ... ...

    Abstract The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of invasive land snail Achatina fulica is known to harbor metabolically active bacterial communities. In this study, we assessed the bacterial diversity in the different regions of GI tract of Giant African snail, A. fulica by culture-independent and culture-dependent methods. Five 16S rRNA gene libraries from different regions of GI tract of active snails indicated that sequences affiliated to phylum γ-Proteobacteria dominated the esophagus, crop, intestine, and rectum libraries, whereas sequences affiliated to Tenericutes dominated the stomach library. On phylogenetic analysis, 30, 27, 9, 27, and 25 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) from esophagus, crop, stomach, intestine, and rectum libraries were identified, respectively. Estimations of the total bacterial diversity covered along with environmental cluster analysis showed highest bacterial diversity in the esophagus and lowest in the stomach. Thirty-three distinct bacterial isolates were obtained, which belonged to 12 genera of two major bacterial phyla namely γ-Proteobacteria and Firmicutes. Among these, Lactococcus lactis and Kurthia gibsonii were the dominant bacteria present in all GI tract regions. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis indicated significant differences in bacterial load in different GI tract regions of active and estivating snails. The difference in the bacterial load between the intestines of active and estivating snail was maximum. Principal component analysis (PCA) of terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism suggested that bacterial community structure changes only in intestine when snail enters estivation state.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Base Sequence ; Colony Count, Microbial ; Gammaproteobacteria/genetics ; Gastrointestinal Tract/microbiology ; Genetic Variation ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Phylogeny ; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Principal Component Analysis ; RNA, Bacterial/chemistry ; RNA, Bacterial/genetics ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Sequence Alignment ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; Snails/microbiology
    Chemical Substances RNA, Bacterial ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-10-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2661368-2
    ISSN 2045-8827 ; 2045-8827
    ISSN (online) 2045-8827
    ISSN 2045-8827
    DOI 10.1002/mbo3.38
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  9. Article: Bacterial diversity indicates dietary overlap among bats of different feeding habits

    Banskar, Sunil / Devendra T. MouryaauthorNational Institute of Virology, Microbial Containment Complex, Pashan, Pune 411021, India / Yogesh S. ShoucheauthorMicrobial Culture Collection, National Centre for Cell Science, Savitribai Phule Pune University Campus, Pune 411007, India
    Language English
    Document type Article
    Database AGRIS - International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology

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