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Background <p>As a ubiquitous environmental endocrine disruptor, nonylphenol (NP) threatens aquatic organisms, driving the need for sustainable mitigation strategies. While probiotics represent promising eco-friendly supplements, their molecular mechanisms against NP toxicity remain unclear. In this study, <i>S. meridionalis</i> received 7-week of probiotic (<i>Bacillus subtilis</i> and <i>Lactobacillus acidophilus</i>) pretreatment followed by 15 days of NP exposure. Integrated metagenomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics analyses, with Reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT‒qPCR) and Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) validation, were performed to elucidate microbial, genetic and metabolic responses. Growth performance, including the specific growth rate (SGR) and weight gain rate (WGR), was concurrently assessed.</p> Results <p>NP exposure significantly suppressed WGR and SGR, and induced gut microbiota dysbiosis alongside and lipid metabolism disorders in <i>S. meridionalis</i>. Probiotic pretreatment effectively reversed these toxic effects and restored the inhibited WGR and SGR. Multiomics integration revealed that the protective effects of probiotics were mediated by a coherent “microbe-host” co-metabolism network across 3 progressive layers: (1) Microbial Remodelling: in which beneficial taxa (e.g., <i>Bacteroides eggerthii</i> and <i>Cetobacterium</i> sp.<i>)</i> were enriched, and the functional capacity for short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) synthesis and ethanolamine metabolism was enhanced; (2) Host Gene Regulation: in which key lipid metabolism genes (<i>ek1</i>, <i>cept1</i>, <i>ept1</i>, <i>mogat2</i>, and <i>abcg2a</i>) were upregulated, and lipase activity was restored; and (3) Metabolic Pathway Activation and Physiological Repair: in which the activity of the NP-suppressed Kennedy pathway was reactivated, thereby promoting phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and phosphatidylcholine (PC) synthesis and ultimately restoring gut barrier function. These results were further were corroborated by RT‒qPCR and ELISA.</p> Conclusion <p>This study systematically elucidated that probiotics alleviated NP toxicity by remodelling a “microbiota-host Kennedy pathway gene–metabolite (PE and PC)-growth performance” regulatory network. The key mechanism is the beneficial microbiota activating the host Kennedy pathway and restoring gut phospholipid homeostasis and barrier function. These findings provide a theoretical basis for developing targeted, lipid metabolism focused probiotic feed additives for use in sustainable aquaculture.</p>

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Harnessing probiotics to combat nonylphenol toxicity: a multiomics approach of gut microbiome remodelling in Silurus meridionalis

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    2026年7月8日

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  • Deqin Luo,
  • Fanglian Lu,
  • Lian Yang,
  • Zhenbo Gan,
  • Xianbo Zhang,
  • Zhenxin Zhao,
  • Ranran Dong

摘要

Background

As a ubiquitous environmental endocrine disruptor, nonylphenol (NP) threatens aquatic organisms, driving the need for sustainable mitigation strategies. While probiotics represent promising eco-friendly supplements, their molecular mechanisms against NP toxicity remain unclear. In this study, S. meridionalis received 7-week of probiotic (Bacillus subtilis and Lactobacillus acidophilus) pretreatment followed by 15 days of NP exposure. Integrated metagenomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics analyses, with Reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT‒qPCR) and Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) validation, were performed to elucidate microbial, genetic and metabolic responses. Growth performance, including the specific growth rate (SGR) and weight gain rate (WGR), was concurrently assessed.

Results

NP exposure significantly suppressed WGR and SGR, and induced gut microbiota dysbiosis alongside and lipid metabolism disorders in S. meridionalis. Probiotic pretreatment effectively reversed these toxic effects and restored the inhibited WGR and SGR. Multiomics integration revealed that the protective effects of probiotics were mediated by a coherent “microbe-host” co-metabolism network across 3 progressive layers: (1) Microbial Remodelling: in which beneficial taxa (e.g., Bacteroides eggerthii and Cetobacterium sp.) were enriched, and the functional capacity for short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) synthesis and ethanolamine metabolism was enhanced; (2) Host Gene Regulation: in which key lipid metabolism genes (ek1, cept1, ept1, mogat2, and abcg2a) were upregulated, and lipase activity was restored; and (3) Metabolic Pathway Activation and Physiological Repair: in which the activity of the NP-suppressed Kennedy pathway was reactivated, thereby promoting phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and phosphatidylcholine (PC) synthesis and ultimately restoring gut barrier function. These results were further were corroborated by RT‒qPCR and ELISA.

Conclusion

This study systematically elucidated that probiotics alleviated NP toxicity by remodelling a “microbiota-host Kennedy pathway gene–metabolite (PE and PC)-growth performance” regulatory network. The key mechanism is the beneficial microbiota activating the host Kennedy pathway and restoring gut phospholipid homeostasis and barrier function. These findings provide a theoretical basis for developing targeted, lipid metabolism focused probiotic feed additives for use in sustainable aquaculture.