Akkermansia muciniphila: biology, microbial ecology, host interactions and therapeutic potential

A Ioannou, MD Berkhout, SY Geerlings… - Nature Reviews …, 2025 - nature.com
Akkermansia muciniphila is a gut bacterium that colonizes the gut mucosa, has a role in
maintaining gut health and shows promise for potential therapeutic applications. The …

A genetic system for Akkermansia muciniphila reveals a role for mucin foraging in gut colonization and host sterol biosynthesis gene expression

LE Davey, PN Malkus, M Villa, L Dolat, ZC Holmes… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Akkermansia muciniphila, a mucophilic member of the gut microbiota, protects its host
against metabolic disorders. Because it is genetically intractable, the mechanisms …

Mode of action of Akkermansia muciniphila in the intestinal dialogue: role of extracellular proteins, metabolites and cell envelope components

A Segers, WM de Vos - Microbiome research reports, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Akkermansia muciniphila is a promising next-generation beneficial microbe due to its
natural presence in the mucus layer of the gut, its symbiotic ability to degrade mucus, and its …

A Gpr35-tuned gut microbe-brain metabolic axis regulates depressive-like behavior

L Cheng, H Wu, X Cai, Y Zhang, S Yu, Y Hou, Z Yin… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2024 - cell.com
Gene-environment interactions shape behavior and susceptibility to depression. However,
little is known about the signaling pathways integrating genetic and environmental inputs to …

Diet-driven differential response of Akkermansia muciniphila modulates pathogen susceptibility

M Wolter, ET Grant, M Boudaud, NA Pudlo… - Molecular systems …, 2024 - embopress.org
The erosion of the colonic mucus layer by a dietary fiber-deprived gut microbiota results in
heightened susceptibility to an attaching and effacing pathogen, Citrobacter rodentium …

The lipooligosaccharide of the gut symbiont Akkermansia muciniphila exhibits a remarkable structure and TLR signaling capacity

P Garcia-Vello, HLP Tytgat, J Elzinga… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The cell-envelope of Gram-negative bacteria contains endotoxic lipopolysaccharides (LPS)
that are recognized by the innate immune system via Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs). The …

Akkermansia muciniphila alleviates high‐fat‐diet‐related metabolic‐associated fatty liver disease by modulating gut microbiota and bile acids

W Wu, W Kaicen, X Bian, L Yang, S Ding… - Microbial …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It has been reported that Akkermansia muciniphila improves host metabolism and reduces
inflammation; however, its potential effects on bile acid metabolism and metabolic patterns …

Akkermansia muciniphila-induced trained immune phenotype increases bacterial intracellular survival and attenuates inflammation

A Peña-Cearra, A Palacios, A Pellon, J Castelo… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
The initial exposure to pathogens and commensals confers innate immune cells the capacity
to respond distinctively upon a second stimulus. This training capacity might play key …

Compendium of 5810 genomes of sheep and goat gut microbiomes provides new insights into the glycan and mucin utilization

K Zhang, C He, L Wang, L Suo, M Guo, J Guo, T Zhang… - Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Background Ruminant gut microbiota are critical in ecological adaptation, evolution, and
nutrition utilization because it regulates energy metabolism, promotes nutrient absorption …

Unlocking metabolic insights with mouse genetic diversity

SWC Masson, HB Cutler, DE James - The EMBO Journal, 2024 - embopress.org
Metabolic diseases are caused by a complex interplay between genetics and the
environment, yet many basic studies guiding our understanding of metabolism are confined …