Biodiversity intervention enhances immune regulation and health-associated commensal microbiota among daycare children

As the incidence of immune-mediated diseases has increased rapidly in developed societies, there is an unmet need for novel prophylactic practices to fight against these maladies. This study is the first human intervention trial in which urban environmental biodiversity was manipulated to examine it...

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Main Authors: Roslund, Marja I., Puhakka, Riikka, Grönroos, Mira, Nurminen, Noora, Oikarinen, Sami, Ahmad Mahfuz, Gazali, Cinek, Ondřej, Kramná, Lenka, Siter, Nathan, Vari, Heli K., Soininen, Laura, Parajuli, Anirudra, Rajaniemi, Juho, Kinnunen, Tuure, Laitinen, Olli H., Hyöty, Heikki, Sinkkonen, Aki
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author Roslund, Marja I.
Puhakka, Riikka
Grönroos, Mira
Nurminen, Noora
Oikarinen, Sami
Ahmad Mahfuz, Gazali
Cinek, Ondřej
Kramná, Lenka
Siter, Nathan
Vari, Heli K.
Soininen, Laura
Parajuli, Anirudra
Rajaniemi, Juho
Kinnunen, Tuure
Laitinen, Olli H.
Hyöty, Heikki
Sinkkonen, Aki
author_facet Roslund, Marja I.
Puhakka, Riikka
Grönroos, Mira
Nurminen, Noora
Oikarinen, Sami
Ahmad Mahfuz, Gazali
Cinek, Ondřej
Kramná, Lenka
Siter, Nathan
Vari, Heli K.
Soininen, Laura
Parajuli, Anirudra
Rajaniemi, Juho
Kinnunen, Tuure
Laitinen, Olli H.
Hyöty, Heikki
Sinkkonen, Aki
author_sort Roslund, Marja I.
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description As the incidence of immune-mediated diseases has increased rapidly in developed societies, there is an unmet need for novel prophylactic practices to fight against these maladies. This study is the first human intervention trial in which urban environmental biodiversity was manipulated to examine its effects on the commensal microbiome and immunoregulation in children. We analyzed changes in the skin and gut microbiota and blood immune markers of children during a 28-day biodiversity intervention. Children in standard urban and nature-oriented daycare centers were analyzed for comparison. The intervention diversified both the environmental and skin Gammaproteobacterial communities, which, in turn, were associated with increases in plasma TGF-1 levels and the proportion of regulatory T cells. The plasma IL-10:IL-17A ratio increased among intervention children during the trial. Our findings suggest that biodiversity intervention enhances immunoregulatory pathways and provide an incentive for future prophylactic approaches to reduce the risk of immune-mediated diseases in urban societies.
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spelling ump-296382020-10-20T03:28:47Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29638/ Biodiversity intervention enhances immune regulation and health-associated commensal microbiota among daycare children Roslund, Marja I. Puhakka, Riikka Grönroos, Mira Nurminen, Noora Oikarinen, Sami Ahmad Mahfuz, Gazali Cinek, Ondřej Kramná, Lenka Siter, Nathan Vari, Heli K. Soininen, Laura Parajuli, Anirudra Rajaniemi, Juho Kinnunen, Tuure Laitinen, Olli H. Hyöty, Heikki Sinkkonen, Aki RA Public aspects of medicine RB Pathology RJ Pediatrics TP Chemical technology As the incidence of immune-mediated diseases has increased rapidly in developed societies, there is an unmet need for novel prophylactic practices to fight against these maladies. This study is the first human intervention trial in which urban environmental biodiversity was manipulated to examine its effects on the commensal microbiome and immunoregulation in children. We analyzed changes in the skin and gut microbiota and blood immune markers of children during a 28-day biodiversity intervention. Children in standard urban and nature-oriented daycare centers were analyzed for comparison. The intervention diversified both the environmental and skin Gammaproteobacterial communities, which, in turn, were associated with increases in plasma TGF-1 levels and the proportion of regulatory T cells. The plasma IL-10:IL-17A ratio increased among intervention children during the trial. Our findings suggest that biodiversity intervention enhances immunoregulatory pathways and provide an incentive for future prophylactic approaches to reduce the risk of immune-mediated diseases in urban societies. AAAS 2020-10-14 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29638/1/eaba2578.full%20Dr.AMahfuz.pdf Roslund, Marja I. and Puhakka, Riikka and Grönroos, Mira and Nurminen, Noora and Oikarinen, Sami and Ahmad Mahfuz, Gazali and Cinek, Ondřej and Kramná, Lenka and Siter, Nathan and Vari, Heli K. and Soininen, Laura and Parajuli, Anirudra and Rajaniemi, Juho and Kinnunen, Tuure and Laitinen, Olli H. and Hyöty, Heikki and Sinkkonen, Aki (2020) Biodiversity intervention enhances immune regulation and health-associated commensal microbiota among daycare children. Sciences Advances, 6 (42). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2375-2548. (Published) https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/42/eaba2578 http:DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba2578
spellingShingle RA Public aspects of medicine
RB Pathology
RJ Pediatrics
TP Chemical technology
Roslund, Marja I.
Puhakka, Riikka
Grönroos, Mira
Nurminen, Noora
Oikarinen, Sami
Ahmad Mahfuz, Gazali
Cinek, Ondřej
Kramná, Lenka
Siter, Nathan
Vari, Heli K.
Soininen, Laura
Parajuli, Anirudra
Rajaniemi, Juho
Kinnunen, Tuure
Laitinen, Olli H.
Hyöty, Heikki
Sinkkonen, Aki
Biodiversity intervention enhances immune regulation and health-associated commensal microbiota among daycare children
title Biodiversity intervention enhances immune regulation and health-associated commensal microbiota among daycare children
title_full Biodiversity intervention enhances immune regulation and health-associated commensal microbiota among daycare children
title_fullStr Biodiversity intervention enhances immune regulation and health-associated commensal microbiota among daycare children
title_full_unstemmed Biodiversity intervention enhances immune regulation and health-associated commensal microbiota among daycare children
title_short Biodiversity intervention enhances immune regulation and health-associated commensal microbiota among daycare children
title_sort biodiversity intervention enhances immune regulation and health-associated commensal microbiota among daycare children
topic RA Public aspects of medicine
RB Pathology
RJ Pediatrics
TP Chemical technology
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