Composition for diagnosis and treatment of alcoholic liver disease, using change in short-chain fatty acid producing gut bacterial community

Abstract

The present invention relates to a microorganism which can act as a biomarker of alcoholic fatty liver disease, and relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating alcoholic fatty liver disease, a food composition for preventing or improving alcoholic fatty liver disease, or a probiotics composition for preventing or improving alcoholic fatty liver disease, comprising the strain as an active ingredient.

Claims

1. A composition in the form of a tablet comprising an amount of Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 strain having the accession number KCTC13327BP.

2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the amount is 2×10.sup.9 CFU of the Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 strain.

3. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition is a probiotic composition.

4. The composition according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and a freeze-drying agent.

5. The composition of claim 1, wherein the Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 strain comprises flagella and the strain has one or more characteristics of strengthening tight junctions between epithelial cells, reducing the concentration of blood lipopolysaccharide (LPS), increasing expression of Occludin gene, and increasing expression of MUC2 gene in a mammal orally administered with the composition compared to a corresponding mammal not administered with the composition in an alcoholic fatty liver disease-induced animal model.

6. The composition of claim 1, wherein the Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 strain comprises flagella and the strain has the characteristic of reducing expression of at least one of CXCL2, CXCL5, TNF-alpha, and IL-1 beta liver inflammatory cytokine genes, or at least one of PPAR-gamma and CD36 liver fat synthesis genes in a mammal orally administered with the composition compared to a corresponding mammal not administered with the composition in an alcoholic fatty liver disease-induced animal model.

7. The composition of claim 1, wherein the Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 strain comprises flagella and the strain has the characteristic of reducing concentration of at least one of blood alanine aminotransferase (ALT), blood aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and liver triglycerides in a mammal orally administered with the composition compared to a corresponding mammal not administered with the composition in an alcoholic fatty liver disease-induced animal model.

8. A pharmaceutical composition in the form of a tablet comprising one or more of cells of the Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 strain having the accession number KCTC13327BP, a flagella extract of the strain comprising a flagellin, a culture of the strain, and a concentrate and dried product of the culture.

9. A food composition in the form of a dairy product, yogurt, curd, cheese, fermented oil, powdered milk, a milk-based fermented product, ice cream, a fermented cereal-based product, milk based powder, a beverage, a dressing, or a pet feed comprising one or more of cells of Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 strain having the accession number KCTC13327BP, a flagella extract of the strain comprising a flagellin, a culture of the strain, and a concentrate and dried product of the culture.

10. The composition according to claim 9, wherein the food composition is a probiotic composition.

11. The composition according to claim 9, wherein the Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 strain causes an increase of Akkermansia and Prevotella in the gut microbiota of a mammal orally administered with the composition compared to a corresponding mammal not administered with the composition in an alcoholic fatty liver disease-induced animal model.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows the correlation result of the alcohol intake (g/day) and AUDIT score of the cohort of the present invention, and the age, gender, and C reactive protein (hsCRP) clinical index information by group.

(2) FIG. 2 shows the result of confirming changes in diversity of gut microbiota by classifying the gut microbiota analyzed based on 16S rRNA into AUDIT stages I, II, and III by alcohol intake, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

(3) FIG. 3 is the result of analyzing the association between health factors and gut microbiota by dividing by OTU (Operational Taxonomic Units, 16S based bioinformatics bacterial classification units), according to one embodiment of the present invention.

(4) FIG. 4 is the result of analyzing the association between health factors and gut microbiota by dividing by taxon, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

(5) FIG. 5 is the result of performing network analysis using a cytoscape software, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

(6) FIG. 6 is the result of performing association analysis of short chain fatty acid metabolites after designating age, gender, twins and family relations as random parameters and the alcohol intake group as a correction parameter, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

(7) FIG. 7 is the result of conducting analysis of correlation of metabolites and gut microbiota in 307 samples of which short chain fatty acid metabolites information is secured, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

(8) FIG. 8a is the experimental result of confirming the effect of strengthening tight junctions between intestinal epithelial cells of the Roseburia intestinalis SNUG300117 strain according to one embodiment of the present invention.

(9) FIG. 8b is the result of loading protein extract derived from Roseburia intestinalis and Roseburia hominis strains on SDS-PAGE gel.

(10) FIG. 8c is the result of LTQ-Orbitrap mass spectrometry of protein extract derived from Roseburia intestinalis and Roseburia hominis strains.

(11) FIG. 8d is the result of observing Roseburia intestinalis and Roseburia hominis strains with a transmission electron microscope.

(12) FIG. 8e is the result of measuring the epithelial electrical resistance of membrane in 24 hours after adding the Roseburia sp. strain, the culture of the Roseburia sp. strain, and the flagella of the Roseburia sp. strain into Caco-2 cell line.

(13) FIG. 8f is the result of measuring the epithelial electrical resistance of membrane after treating ethanol with 500 mM/well to the Caco-2 cell treated with the Roseburia sp. strain, the culture of the Roseburia sp. strain, and the flagella of the Roseburia sp. strain and culturing for 3 hours.

(14) FIG. 8g is the result of measuring the permeability through fluorescence by FITC permeability after treating FITC-dextran (Fluorescein-dextran) with 1 g/l and culturing for 1 hour.

(15) FIG. 9a is a schematic diagram showing the animal experiment process for confirming the effect of improving alcoholic fatty liver disease of the strain according to the present invention.

(16) FIG. 9b is the result of confirming the effect of improving alcoholic fatty liver disease of the Roseburia strain SNUG30017 strain according to one embodiment of the present invention.

(17) FIG. 10 is the result of measuring the weight after extracting liver and appendixes according to one embodiment of the present invention.

(18) FIG. 11 is the result of measuring blood alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and lipopolysaccharides (LPS) composing the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

(19) FIG. 12 is the result of histopathological observation by hematoxylin & eosin (H&E) staining, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

(20) FIG. 13a is the result of performing Oil Red O staining which is a measure of damage to liver tissue, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

(21) FIG. 13b is the result of quantifying red color showing fat using ImageJ program, based on 6 photographs of results of Oil Red O staining on randomly selected regions.

(22) FIG. 14 is the result of confirming the changes of gene expression of liver tissue according to one embodiment of the present invention, and the bars of each graph are the negative control group (Pair), positive control group (EtOH), Roseburia intestinalis administration group (EtOH+Ri), Roseburia hominis administration group (EtOH+Rh), Akkermansia muciniphila administration group (EtOH+Akk), and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG administration group (EtOH+LGG) from the left.

(23) FIG. 15a is the result of confirming the changes of gene expression of intestinal tissue, and the bars of each graph are the negative control group (Pair), positive control group (EtOH), Roseburia intestinalis administration group (EtOH+Ri), Roseburia hominis administration group (EtOH+Rh), Akkermansia muciniphila administration group (EtOH+Akk), and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG administration group (EtOH+LGG) from the left.

(24) FIG. 15b is a western blot photograph of confirming the changes of Occludin and b-actin protein expression of the intestinal tissue.

(25) FIG. 15c is the value of quantifying the protein expression confirmed by western blot in the intestinal tissue and correcting Occludin expression by b-actin, and the bars of each graph are the negative control group (Pair), positive control group (EtOH), Roseburia intestinalis administration group (EtOH+Ri), Roseburia hominis administration group (EtOH+Rh), Akkermansia muciniphila administration group (EtOH+Akk), and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG administration group (EtOH+LGG) from the left.

(26) FIG. 16a is the result of confirming the changes in diversity of gut microbiota analyzed based on 16S rRNA with Faith's Phylogenetic diversity index by group.

(27) FIG. 16b is the result of confirming the changes in diversity of gut microbiota analyzed based on 16S rRNA with Chao1 index by group.

(28) FIG. 16c is the result of conducting analysis of major components of gut microbiota analyzed based on 16S rRNA.

(29) FIG. 16d is the result of conducting univariate analysis (LefSE) for analyzing changes of gut microbiota.

(30) FIG. 17 is the result of conducting gut microbiota KEGG pathways function estimation analysis through PICRUSt.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

(31) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail by the following examples. However, these examples are intended to illustrate the present invention only, but the scope of the present invention is not limited by these examples.

Example 1. Study Objects and Sample Collection

(32) Feces samples were collected from 410 monozygotic and dizygotic twins and their families in Korean twin cohort, and were stored frozen at −80° C. The stored frozen samples were moved to a laboratory and bacteria genomic DNA was extracted using QIAamp FAST DNA stool mini kit (Qiagen). In the present cohort, by utilizing the result of survey of alcohol intake (g/day) and alcohol intake habit which is AUDIT score clinical index, it was analyzed by dividing into Zone I (scores 0-7, normal group), Zone II (scores 8-15), Zone III (scores 16-40, group with high alcohol intake) according to AUDIT score. The result of analyzing the correlation of the alcohol intake (g/day) and AUDIT score of the present cohort, and the age, gender, C reactive protein (hsCRP) clinical index information by group were shown in FIG. 1.

Example 2. Analysis of Gut Microbiota Using 16S rRNA

(33) The DNA extracted in Example 1, was amplified using 515F/806R primers (SEQ ID NOs: 1 and 2) of the following Table 1 targeting V4 region of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene, and sequence data were produced using MiSeq device of Illumina company. The produced bulk sequence was analyzed using QIIME pipeline, and the whole genetic information of gut bacteria was confirmed and the structure of gut microbiota was identified, and then the association with the alcohol intake index was observed.

(34) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 SEQ ID Nucleic acid sequence Classification NO (5′->3′) Forward 1 ATGATACGGCGACCACCGAGATCTACACTA TGGTAATTGTGTGCCAGCMGCCGCGGTAA Reverse 2 CAAGCAGAAGACGGCATACGAGATAGTCAG TCAGCCGGACTACHVGGGTWTCTAAT

(35) The result of confirming changes in diversity of gut microbiota analyzed on the basis of 16S rRNA by dividing into AUDIT zone I, II, III according to the alcohol intake was shown in FIG. 2, and it was confirmed that in the group with high alcohol intake, the diversity of gut microbiota was reduced. This suggests that the increase of the alcohol intake may negatively affect the intestine health, due to reduction of diversity of benefit bacteria and predominance of potential harmful bacteria.

Example 3. Analysis of Correlation of Gut Microbiota and Alcohol Intake

(36) Gut bacteria which could specify changes in gut microbiota according to the alcohol intake and thereby intestinal health were investigated through multivariate analysis, using MaAsLin (Multivariate analysis by linear models) software capable of controlling disruption variables by correcting the age, gender, and family history. After designating the age, gender, and family relations with twins as random parameters and designating the alcohol intake group as a correction parameter, using MaAsLin software, the correlation of health factors and gut microbiota were divided by OTU (Operational Taxonomic Units, 16S based bioinformatics bacterial classification unit) and taxon and analyzed, and the results were shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4.

(37) As could be confirmed in FIG. 3, it was shown that in the group with high alcohol intake, Prevotella copri OUT had the most association, and in the group with low alcohol intake, Roseburia OUT had the most association. The result of FIG. 3 showed the same tendency when analyzed by taxon, as could be confirmed in FIG. 4.

Example 4. Analysis of Gut Microbiota Network by Alcohol Intake Group

(38) To investigate the pattern of occurrence of gut microbiota in the group with high alcohol intake and normal group, network analysis was performed using cytoscape software.

(39) The result was shown in FIG. 5, and the result of observing the interrelation of gut microbiota through network analysis, it was found that the gut microbiota was divided into two groups by alcohol intake. Taxa belonging to the same group had the strong positive correlation each other, and had the negative correlation with other groups each other.

Example 5. Analysis of Correlation of Gut Microbiota and Short Chain Fatty Acid Metabolites by Alcohol Intake

(40) For the part of Korean twin cohort, 307 feces samples, the gut microbiota-derived metabolite, short chain fatty acid analysis was performed. The same amount of feces samples was dissolved in sterile tertiary distilled water and were oxidized using 95% (v/v) sulfuric acid, and then were centrifuged to collect the supernatant.

(41) To the sample supernatant, for the internal standard, 1% 2-methyl pentanoic acid was added, and then ethyl ether was added. After vortexing it, it was centrifuged to collect the ether layer, and the short chain fatty acid metabolites were analyzed using 6890 GC-FID device of Agilent company. The secured short chain fatty acid metabolite profile was 6 kinds in total, and they were acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, isobutyric acid, valeric acid, and isovaleric acid.

(42) For this profile, using MaAsLin software, after designating the age, gender, and family relations with twins as random parameters and the alcohol intake group as a correction parameter, the association was analyzed.

(43) The experimental result was shown in FIG. 6, and it could be confirmed that the relative presence ratio of butyric acid was reduced as the alcohol intake was high. In addition, it could be confirmed that the ratio of butyric acid to propionic acid was increased as the alcohol intake was high.

(44) Furthermore, for 307 samples of which short chain fatty acid metabolite information was secured, the analysis of correlation of metabolites and gut microbiota was performed. As a result, as could be confirmed in FIG. 7, there was positive correlation of Roseburia and butyric acid, and there was positive correlation of Prevotella and Megamonas with propionic acid.

(45) Through the above result, it could be confirmed that the changes of gut microbiota according to the alcohol intake could induce changes of metabolites, short chain fatty acids, and the gut microbiota and short chain fatty acid metabolites could be used as biomarkers of disease caused by alcohol intake.

Example 6. Isolation and Identification of Korean-Derived Roseburia sp. Strain

(46) A Roseburia intestinalis strain was isolated from the gut microbiota of healthy Korean. Specifically, samples for isolating gut microbiota were provided from health common adults, and the strain was isolated and identified from feces samples (IRB approval number: 1602/001-001).

(47) Feces samples were moved to the present laboratory right after collection, and immediately, were used for strain isolation. After striking samples in YCFAG media comprising 1.5% agar by the direct smear method, they were cultured under the anaerobic condition at 37° C. for 48 hours. Colonies purely isolated after culturing were randomly selected and were cultured in YBHI media, and for strain identification, after extracting genomic DNA of the strain, PCR reaction was performed using 27F/1492R primers (SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4) of the following Table 2 targeting the 16S rRNA gene.

(48) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 SEQ ID Classification NO Sequence (5′->3′) Forward 3 AGAGTTTGATYMTGGCTCAG Reverse 4 TACGGYTACCTTGTTACGACT

(49) After purifying the PCR reacted products using QIAquick PCR purification kit (Qiagen), the sequence analysis was conducted. The result was as the sequence of the following Table 3, and the isolation of the strain was finally completed by multiple comparison by EzBioCloud program of Chunlab using this sequence information.

(50) TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Strain SEQ name Name Sequence ID NO Roseburia SNUG30017 TTATGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCTTAACACATGC 5 intestinalis AAGTCGAACGAAGCACTT TATTTGATTTCTTCGGAATGAAGATTTTGTGACTGAGTGGCGG ACGGGTGAGTAACGCGT GGGTAACCTGCCTCATACAGGGGGATAACAGTTGGAAACGAC TGCTAATACCGCATAAGC GCACAGGGTCGCATGACCTGGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTAT GAGATGGACCCGCGTCTG ATTAGCCAGTTGGTGGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAAGCGACGATC AGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGG GTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTA CGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGG AATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCG TGAGCGAAGAAGTATTTC GGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAGAAATGACGGTA CCTGACTAAGAAGCACCG GCTAAATACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTATGGTGCAA GCGTTATCCGGATTTACT GGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGCAGGCGGTACGGCAAGTCTGATGTGA AAGCCCGGGGCTCAACCC CGGTACTGCATTGGAAACTGTCGGACTAGAGTGTCGGAGGGG TAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTG TAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCG AAGGCGGCTTACTGGACG ATTACTGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGA TTAGATACCCTGGTAGTC CACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTCGGGGAGCATTGCT CTTCGGTGCCGCAGCAAA CGCAATAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGA AACTCAAAGGAATTGACG GGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGC AACGCGAAGAACCTTACC AAGTCTTGACATCCCGATGACAGAACATGTAATGTGTTTTCTC TTCGGAGCATCGGTGAC AGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGG GTTAAGTCCCGCAACGA GCGCAACCCCTATTCTTAGTAGCCAGCGGGTAAGCCGGGCAC TCTAGGGAGACTGCCAGG GATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGC CCCTTATGACTTGGGCTA CACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAGCCTGC GAGGGGGAGCAAATCTCA AAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGACTGCAGTCTGCAACTCGACTG CACGAAGCTGGAATCGCT AGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGG TCTTGTACACACCGCCCG TCACACCATGGGAGTTGGTAATGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCCAA CCGCAAGGAGGG

(51) The isolated strain was named as Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017, and was deposited to Korean Collection for Type Culture, and was given the accession number KCTC13327BP (Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017, deposited on Sep. 1, 2017).

(52) For a long term storage of the purely isolated and identified strain, glycerol (60% v/v) was added to the culture which reached the exponential phase to make a stock and store it at −80° C.

Example 7. Characteristic of Strengthen Tight Junction of Membrane Between Intestinal Epithelial Cells of Roseburia sp. Strain

(53) Caco-2 cell line was distributed from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and used as an animal cell for the test of the characteristic of strengthen the tight junctions of membrane between intestinal epithelial cells. The Caco-2 cell line was a human large intestine-derived colorectal cancer adenocarcinoma cell, and its form was an epithelial cell.

(54) The Caco-2 cell was cultured at 37° C. under the presence of 5% CO.sub.2 using MEM (Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA) media in which 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS), 1% non-essential amino acids solution, 1% HEPES, 1.5% sodium bicarbonate solution, penicillin-streptomycin (10 U/ml) were added. For the experiment of tight junctions of the wall between intestinal epithelial cells, the Caco-2 cell was aliquoted to a 24 trans well-plate (pore size 0.4 μm, Corning, USA) so as to be the number of 3×10.sup.5 cell/ml per well, and the media was replaced every other day, and it was cultured for 7 days to completely form a monolayer to use for the experiment.

(55) As the experimental group, Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 strain (Ri) was used, and for the control group, Roseburia hominis DSM 16839 strain (Rh) was distributed from Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen and Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) and used. Each bacterium was cultured at 37° C. under the anaerobic condition in YBHI liquid media so as to reach the exponential phase and then was centrifuged, and then it was prepared by removing the supernatant and diluting it in PBS. For the strains, the number of bacteria was measured using Accuri C6 Flow cytometer device of BD company using a bacteria count kit. For the Caco-2 cell which formed the monolayer, media in which fetal bovine serum and antibiotics were not added were added before treating the strain, and the strain was added so that the multiplicity of infection (MOI) was 100. Then, TransEpithelial Electrical Resistance (TEER) after 0 hour, 12 hours and 24 hours was measured.

(56) The result was shown in FIG. 8a, and it was shown that the Ri strain increased the TransEpithelial Electrical Resistance compared to the control group, and it significantly increased the TransEpithelial Electrical Resistance compared to the control group, more in 24 hours than 12 hours. There was no significant difference in Rh compared to the control group.

(57) Through the result, it could be seen that the Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 strain secured by isolating in Example 6 had an effect of strengthening the binding between intestinal epithelial cells and through this effect, it could alleviate alcoholic fatty liver disease symptoms.

Example 8. Characteristic of Strengthening Tight Junction of Membrane Between Intestinal Epithelial Cells of Roseburia sp. Strain Flagella

(58) 8-1: Extraction of flagella of Roseburia sp. strain

(59) To extract flagella of the Roseburia sp. strain, the following was performed.

(60) The Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 strain (Ri) and Roseburia hominis DSM 16839 strain (Rh) were cultured at 37° C. under the anaerobic condition for 24 hours in 500 ml YBHI liquid media, and then were centrifuged at 4° C., 4,000×g for 20 minutes, and the supernatant was removed. Then, the strains were suspended in 4° C. PBS and then were homogenized for 30 seconds 3 times. This was centrifuged at 4° C., 10,000×g for 20 minutes to secure only the supernatant, and the pellet concentrated by superhigh speed centrifugation of this at 4° C., 100,000×g for 1 hour was suspended in 500 μl tertiary sterile distilled water, and the protein extracted likewise was estimated as flagella.

(61) 8-2: Confirmation of Flagella of Roseburia sp. Strain

(62) The protein extract obtained in Example 8-1 was analyzed using PAGE gel, and LTQ-Orbitrap mass spectrometer.

(63) Specifically, the protein extract derived from Ri and Rh strains was quantified using BCA protein assay kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific). The same amount was added in Laemmli sample loading buffer (Bio-Rad) comprising 10% β-mercaptoethanol, and then it was boiled at 85° C. for 10 minutes, and then it was loaded on 10% SDS-PAGE gel, thereby confirming a band in an about 35 kDa size, and the result was shown in FIG. 8b.

(64) The band with the corresponding size was under trypsin digestion to conduct LTQ-Orbitrap mass spectrometry. As the result of matching the secured amino acid sequence with protein database secured by NCBI, it was confirmed that the extracted protein was flagella of the Roseburia sp. strain, and the result was shown in FIG. 8c.

(65) In addition, for confirmation of flagella of Ri and Rh strains, after culturing in YBHI solid media at 37° C. under the anaerobic condition for 24 hours, the strains were on the grid to conduct negative staining using PTA (phosphotungstic acid). The flagella were observed by a transmission electron microscope (TEM), and the result was shown in FIG. 8d.

(66) 8-3: Confirmation of Characteristic of Tight Junctions Between Intestinal Epithelial Cells of Roseburia sp. Strain Flagella

(67) To confirm that the Roseburia sp. strain-derived flagella had the characteristic of tight junctions of membrane between intestinal epithelial cells, the following was performed.

(68) Specifically, the Caco-2 cell line was distributed from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and used as an animal cell for the test of protecting tight junctions of membrane between intestinal epithelial cells destroyed by ethanol. The Caco-2 cell was cultured at 37° C. under the presence of 5% CO.sub.2 using MEM (Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA) media in which 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS), 1% non-essential amino acids solution, 1% HEPES, 1.5% sodium bicarbonate solution, penicillin-streptomycin (10 U/ml) were added. For the experiment of protecting tight junctions of the wall between intestinal epithelial cells, the Caco-2 cell was aliquoted to a 24 trans well-plate (pore size 0.4 μm, Corning, USA) so as to be the number of 3×10.sup.5 cell/ml per well, and the media was replaced every other day, and it was cultured for 7 days to completely form a monolayer to use for the experiment.

(69) As the experimental group, Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 strain (Ri) was used, and for the control group, Roseburia hominis DSM 16839 strain (Rh) was distributed from Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen and Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) and used. Each bacterium was cultured at 37° C. under the anaerobic condition in YBHI liquid media so as to reach the exponential phase and then was centrifuged, and then it was prepared by removing the supernatant and diluting it in PBS. For the strains, the number of bacteria was measured using Accuri C6 Flow cytometer device of BD company using a bacteria count kit. For the culture, the supernatant was treated with a 0.22 μm filter. For the flagella extracted in Example 8-1, the protein concentration was measured using BCA kit of Thermo company. The Caco-2 cell which formed the monolayer was added by media in which fetal bovine serum and antibiotics were not added before treating the strain. Each strain was added so as to be 1×10.sup.8 cells/well, 1×10.sup.9 cells/well, and the culture of each strain and the flagella of each strain were added 250 μM, and 500 μM, respectively.

(70) Then, the TransEpithelial Electrical Resistance (TEER) after 0 hour and 24 hours was measured. Then, ethanol was treated by 500 mM/well, and it was cultured for 3 hours, and then the TransEpithelial Electrical Resistance was measured, and FITC permeability was measured through fluorescence.

(71) The result of measuring the TransEpithelial Electrical Resistance in 24 hours after adding bacterial, culture and flagella was shown in FIG. 8e. In case of bacteria, it was shown that the Rh strain significantly increased the TransEpithelial Electrical Resistance compared to the control group when treated by 1×10.sup.9 cells/well. In case of flagella, all the Ri and Rh-derived flagella significantly increased the TransEpithelial Electrical Resistance compared to the control group when added by 250 μM or 500 μM. In case of culture, it was shown that when the Ri-derived culture was treated by 1%, the TransEpithelial Electrical Resistance was significantly reduced compared to the control group. Through the above results, it could be seen that the Roseburia sp. strain-derived flagella had an effect of strengthening the binding between intestinal epithelial cells compared to the strain or culture.

(72) Then, the result of measuring the TransEpithelial Electrical Resistance after treating ethanol by 500 mM/well and culturing for 3 hours was shown in FIG. 8f. As a result, it was shown that the positive control group treated by ethanol (E) very significantly reduced the TransEpithelial Electrical Resistance compared to the negative control group treated by PBS. In addition, the Ri strain significantly increased the TransEpithelial Electrical Resistance compared to the positive control group when treated by 1×10.sup.9 cells/well. In case of culture, when the Ri-derived culture was treated by 1%, it significantly increased it compared to the positive control group, and the same result was shown in the control group treated by butyrate (but). Through the above results, it could be seen that ethanol destroyed the membrane between intestinal epithelial cells, and the Ri-derived strain and culture had an effect of protecting the binding between intestinal epithelial cells.

(73) The result of measuring FITC permeability through fluorescence after treating FITC-dextran (Fluorescein-dextran) by 1 g/l and culturing for 1 hour was shown in FIG. 8g. As a result, it was shown that the positive control group treated by ethanol very significantly increased the permeability of the epithelial cell membrane compared to the negative control group treated by PBS. In addition, the Ri strain significantly reduced the permeability of epithelial cell membrane compared to the positive control group when treated by 1×10.sup.9 cells/well. In case of flagella, the Ri significantly reduced the permeability of the epithelial cell membrane compared to the positive control group when added by 250 μM or 500 μM, and the Rh had a significant effect when added by 500 μM. The culture did not have an effect of reducing the permeability in all cases. Through the above results, it could be seen that the permeability was increased as the membrane between intestinal epithelial cells was destroyed by ethanol, and the Ri-derived strain and flagella had an effect of protecting the binding between intestinal epithelial cells, thereby reducing the permeability.

Example 9. Animal Experiment Model Establishment

(74) To investigate the causal relationship between changes in gut microbiota by single strain administration and alcoholic fatty liver, an animal experiment was conducted.

(75) Lieber DeCarli feed was administered into male 8-10 weeks C57BL/6J mice daily to induce alcoholic fatty liver. As shown in FIG. 9a, after feeding feed without alcohol for 2 days for adaptation of liquid diet, from the 3rd day, the concentration of alcohol was increased 1% and 3% per 2 days, and it was administered so as to be 5% (v/v) at the 6th day, and then after feeding 5% (v/v) for 10 days, in the morning at the 16th day, 31.5% (v/v) ethanol was orally administered, and in 9 hours, the experiment was finished. Then, for the negative control group, 45% (v/v) maltodextrin with the same calorie was orally administered. For the diet of the experimental group, by adjusting the amount of maltodextrin in addition to alcohol addition, it was made same with the calorie of the diet of the negative control group without addition of alcohol. As the experimental group, Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 (Ri) and Roseburia hominis DSM 16839 strain (Rh), and as the control group, Akkermansia muciniphila ATCC BAA-835, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG KCTC 5033 strains which were conventionally known to have an effect of alleviating alcoholic fatty liver disease were used. Each strain was colonized by the method of oral administration in an amount of 2×10.sup.9 CFU/0.2 ml daily for 15 days, and for the negative and positive control groups, PBS was orally administrated. The weight of mice was measured at a week interval, and the feed intake was measured at an interval of 2 days, and the result was shown in FIG. 9b.

(76) As a result, as could be seen in FIG. 9b, it was confirmed that the weight change of the ethanol group (EtOH) was significantly reduced in the positive control group compared to the negative control group (Pair), even though there was no difference in average food intake during the experimental period. This means that the weight was reduced due to ethanol despite of intake of the same calorie. There was no significant difference in weights of the ethanol group (EtOH) and Roseburia strain administration group (EtOH+Ri, EtOH+Rh), and in the control group, Akkermansia muciniphila group (EtOH+Akk), the significant reduction of the weight was caused compared to the ethanol group.

(77) After the experiment was over, mice were sacrificed and liver, cecum and spleen were extracted and then their weighs were measured, and the result was shown in FIG. 10.

(78) As a result, as could be seen in FIG. 10, the significant changes of the relative ratio of the liver, cecum and spleen to the body weight were shown only between the negative control group (Pair) and the positive control group, the ethanol group (EtOH), and this means that the administration of each strain did not affect the weight changes of liver, cecum and spleen.

Example 10. Confirmation of Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Improvement Effect of Roseburia Strain

(79) 10-1: Quantitative Analysis

(80) At the End of the Experiment of Example 9, the Blood of Mice was Collected, and the blood alanine aminotransferase (ALT), lipopolysaccharides (LPS) composing the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were measured. In addition, triglycerides (TG) in liver was measured, and just before finishing the experiment, dextran (4 kDa) with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) fluorescence was orally administrated (60 mg/100 g body weight), and in 4 hours, blood was collected and in vivo permeability (FITC) measuring fluorescence in blood was conducted. The result was shown in FIG. 11.

(81) As a result, as could be seen in FIG. 11, it was confirmed that in the positive control group, the ethanol group, the blood ALT concentration was significantly increased, and the alcoholic fatty liver disease was induced. In addition, in the experimental groups, Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 (Ri) and Roseburia hominis DSM 16839 strain (Rh), and the control group, Akkermansia muciniphila (Akk), the significant reduction of the blood ALT concentration occurred. ALT is a representative biomarker used as an index of liver damage, and this result means that the strain administration alleviated alcoholic fatty liver.

(82) In case of AST, it was confirmed that in the positive control group, the ethanol group, compared to the negative control group, the blood AST concentration was significantly increased, thereby inducing alcoholic fatty liver. In addition, in the experimental group, Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 (Ri), compared to the ethanol group, the significantly reduction of the blood AST concentration occurred. AST is also a representative biomarker used as an index of liver damage, and this result means that the strain administration alleviated alcoholic fatty liver.

(83) In case of liver triglycerides (TG), it was confirmed that in the positive control group, the ethanol group, compared to the negative control group, the triglyceride concentration in liver was significantly increased, and the alcoholic fatty liver disease was induced. In addition, in the experimental group, Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 (Ri), compared to the ethanol group, the significant reduction of triglycerides occurred, and this result means that the strain administration alleviated alcoholic fatty liver.

(84) In case of FITC, it was confirmed that in the positive control group, the ethanol group, compared to the negative control group, the blood FITC fluorescence expression was significantly increased, and the barrier permeability which is one of causes of occurrence of alcoholic fatty liver disease was increased. In addition, in the experimental groups, Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 (Ri) and Roseburia hominis DSM 16839 strain (Rh), and the control group, Akkermansia muciniphila (Akk), compared to the ethanol group, the significant reduction of blood FITC fluorescence expression occurred, and this result means that the strain administration lowered the barrier permeability and helped alleviation of alcoholic fatty liver.

(85) In case of LPS, one of causes of occurrence of alcoholic fatty liver, it was confirmed that in the positive control group, the ethanol group, compared to the negative control group, the concentration of blood lipopolysaccharides (LPS) was significantly increased, and the barrier permeability was increased, thereby increasing LPS derived from the intestine. In addition, in the experimental groups, Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 (Ri) and Roseburia hominis DSM 16839 strain (Rh), compared to the ethanol group, the significant reduction of blood LPS concentration occurred, and this result means that the strain administration intensified the barrier and that reduced the release of LPS, thereby helping alleviation of alcoholic fatty liver.

(86) 10-2: Histological Analysis

(87) The result of conducting hematoxylin & eosin (H&E) staining, after fixing liver tissue with 10% formalin for histopathological observation was shown in in FIG. 12, and the result of conducting Oil Red O staining that is the criterion of damage of liver tissue and the result of quantifying it using ImageJ software were shown in FIG. 13a and FIG. 13b.

(88) According to the result of FIG. 12, it was confirmed that in the positive control group, the ethanol group (II. EtOH), compared to the negative control group (I. Pair), infiltration of immunocytes such as neutrophils around central vein (CV) in addition to fat accumulation occurred. In addition, in the experimental groups, Roseburia intestinalis SNUG30017 (III. EtOH+Ri) and Roseburia hominis DSM 16839 strain (IV. EtOH+Rh), compared to the ethanol group, reduction of infiltration of immunocytes occurred, and this result means that the administration of Roseburia strain reduced inflammatory reactions causing alcoholic fatty liver.

(89) According to the results of FIG. 13a and FIG. 13b, in the positive control group, the ethanol group (II. EtOH), the enlarged fat accumulation in liver was confirmed, but in the Ri (III. EtOH+Ri) and Rh (IV. EtOH+Rh) strains-administered experimental groups, it was confirmed that the fat accumulation in liver was alleviated. In particular, as the result of quantifying red in the randomly selected 6 regions, it was confirmed that it was significantly reduced (FIG. 13b). FIG. 13b is the result of quantifying red showing fat using ImageJ program, by securing 6 photographs of Oil Red O staining results of the randomly selected regions.

(90) 10-3: Gene Expression Analysis

(91) For analysis of gene expression of tissue, RNA of liver tissue was extracted using RNeasy Lipid tissue mini kit (Qiagen), and RNA of intestine tissue was extracted using easy-spin total RNA extraction kit (Intron). The result of analyzing gene expression using roter-gene SYBR green PCR kit (Qiagen) after synthesizing them into cDNA using high capacity RNA-to-cDNA kit (Applied biosystems) was shown in FIG. 14 (liver tissue) and FIG. 15a (intestine tissue).

(92) FIG. 14 is the comparison analysis of expression of PPAR-γ and CD36 that are genes related to fat metabolism such as triglyceride synthesis and fatty acid transport in liver, and gene expression of CXCL2 and CXCL5 that are chemokines activating neutrophil recruitment, and expression of TNF-α and IL-1β known as inflammatory cytokines.

(93) FIG. 15a is the comparison analysis of gene expression of Zo-1, Occludin that are related to tight junctions between intestinal epithelial cells in the intestine, and gene expression of MUC2 related to the mucus layer.

(94) Then, the primers (SEQ ID NOs: 6 to 27) of the following Table 4 were used, and the expression of liver and intestine was corrected by 18S and HPRT house keeping gene, respectively.

(95) TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 SEQ Classifi- ID Target cation NO: gene Sequence (5′->3′) Forward 6 18S GTAACCCGTTGAACCCCATT Reverse 7 18S CCATCCAATCGGTAGTAGCG Forward 8 Ppar-γ ATGTCTCACAATGCCATCAGGTT Reverse 9 Ppar-γ GCTCGCAGATCAGCAGACTCT Forward 10 CD36 TTGTACCTATACTGTGGCTAAAT GAGA Reverse 11 CD36 CTTGTGTTTGAACATTTCTGCTT Forward 12 CXCL2 AAAGTTTGCCTTGACCCTGAA Reverse 13 CXCL2 CTCAGACAGCGAGGCACATC Forward 14 CXCL5 TGATCCCTGCAGGTCCACA Reverse 15 CXCL5 CTGCGAGTGCATTCCGCTTA Forward 16 TNF-α CATCTTCTCAAAATTCGAGTGACAA Reverse 17 TNF-α TGGGAGTAGACAAGGTACAACCC Forward 18 IL-1β GAAATGCCACCTTTTGACAGTG Reverse 19 IL-1β CTGGATGCTCTCATCAGGACA Forward 20 Zo-1 ACCCGAAACTGATGCTGTGGATAG Reverse 21 Zo-1 AAATGGCCGGGCAGAACTTGTGTA Forward 22 Occludin GGAGGACTGGGTCAGGGAATA Reverse 23 Occludin CGTCGTCTAGTTCTGCCTGT Forward 24 MUC2 ACTGCACATTCTTCAGCTGC Reverse 25 MUC2 ATTCATGAGGACGGTCTTGG Forward 26 HPRT TTATGGACAGGACTGAAAGAC Reverse 27 HPRT GCTTTAATGTAATCCAGCAGGT

(96) According to the result of FIG. 14, the expression of PPAR-γ and CD36 was significantly increased in the positive control group (EtOH) compared to the negative control group (Pair), and this means the increase of fat metabolism in liver by ethanol. On the other hand, in the Ri strain-administered experimental group (EtOH+Ri), compared to the positive control group, the expression of both genes was significantly reduced, and in the Rh-administered experimental group (EtOH+Rh), the CD36 expression was significantly reduced. This means that the administration of the Roseburia strain reduced the expression of genes related to fat metabolism, thereby helping alleviation of alcoholic fatty liver.

(97) In addition, in the positive control group (EtOH), compared to the negative control group (Pair), the expression of CXCL2 and CXCL5 was significantly increased, and this means the increase of inflammatory reactions and increase of immunocyte activity in liver by ethanol. In particular, CXCL2 and CXCL5 are chemokines that are one of inflammatory cytokines, and induce inflammation. On the other hand, in the Ri-administered experimental group (EtOH+Ri), compared to the positive control group, the expression of both genes was significantly reduced, and the Rh-administered experimental group (EtOH+Rh), the expression of CXCL2 was significantly reduced. This means that the administration of the Roseburia strain reduced the expression of genes related to immunocyte regulation, thereby helping alleviation of alcoholic fatty liver.

(98) Furthermore, the expression of TNF-α and IL-1β was significantly increased in the positive control group (EtOH) compared to the negative control group (Pair), and this means the increase of inflammatory reactions in liver by ethanol. On the other hand, both were significantly reduced in the Ri and Rh-administered experimental groups (EtOH+Ri, EtOH+Rh), and this means the reduction of inflammatory reactions in liver by strain administration.

(99) According to the result of FIG. 15a, in case of Zo-1, there was no significant difference between the negative control group (Pair) and positive control group (EtOH). On the other hand, in case of Occludin, the expression was significantly reduced in the positive control group (EtOH) compared to the negative control group (Pair), and this means that the Occludin expression affects the reduction of tight junctions between intestinal epithelial cells in the intestine by ethanol. Meanwhile, in all the Ri and Rh-administered experimental groups (EtOH+Ri, EtOH+Rh) and the Akk-administered control group (EtOH+Akk), the Occludin expression was significantly increased. This means that the administration of the Roseburia strain increased the Occludin expression and strengthened the membrane between intestinal epithelial cells, thereby helping alleviation of alcoholic fatty liver.

(100) In case of MUC2, the expression was significantly reduced in the positive control group (EtOH) compared to the negative control group (Pair), and this means that the permeability of the mucus layer was more increased by ethanol. On the other hand, in all the Ri and Rh-administered experimental groups (EtOH+Ri, EtOH+Rh), the MUC2 expression was significantly increased. This means that the administration of the Roseburia strain increased the MUC2 expression and strengthened the mucus layer, thereby helping alleviation of alcoholic fatty liver.

(101) 10-4: Protein Expression Analysis

(102) For analysis of protein expression of intestine tissue, the protein of intestine tissue was homogenized in protease inhibitor cocktail-added RIPA buffer and was extracted, and then it was quantified using BCA protein assay kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific). Laemmli sample loading buffer (Bio-Rad) comprising 10% β-mercaptoethanol was added, and it was boiled at 85° C. for 10 minutes, and then 10% SDS-PAGE gel was conducted. Then, the membrane was blocked in 5% BSA-added TBST for 1 hour, and then primary and secondary antibodies were attached, to progress the reaction. The reaction intensity was quantified by GeneTools (Syngene).

(103) FIG. 15b shows the protein expression of Occludin related to tight junctions between intestine epithelial cells in intestine and β-actin that is a house keeping gene, and FIG. 15c is a graph showing the relative protein expression by quantifying the result obtained from 4-5 samples in total per group and correcting by β-actin value. According to the results of FIG. 15b and FIG. 15c, the expression of Occludin was significantly reduced in the positive control group (EtOH) compared to the negative control group (Pair), and this means that the membrane between intestine epithelial cells becomes weaker due to reduction of Occludin expression in the intestine by ethanol. On the other hand, in all the Ri and Rh-administered experimental groups (EtOH+Ri, EtOH+Rh) and Akk-added control group (EtOH+Akk), the Occludin expression was significantly increased, and Ri increased the expression most significantly. In particular, this means that the administration of the Roseburia intestinalis strain increased the Occludin expression and strengthened the membrane between intestine epithelial cells, thereby helping alleviation of alcoholic fatty liver.

(104) 10-5: Analysis of Gut Microbiota Using 16S rRNA

(105) At the end of the experiment of Example 9, the cecum of mice was collected and was stored frozen at −81° C., and the sample was moved to the laboratory and bacteria genomic DNA was extracted using QIAamp FAST DNA stool mini kit (Qiagen). The extracted DNA was amplified using primers (SEQ ID NOs: 28 and 29) of the following Table 5 targeting V3-4 regions of bacterial 16S rRNA gene, and after performing index PCR, sequence data were produced using MiSeq device of Illumina company. The produced bulk sequence was analyzed using QIIME pipeline, and the structure of gut microbiota was identified by confirming the whole genome information of gut microbiota, and then the univariate analysis by group (LefSE) was conducted.

(106) TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 SEQ ID Nucleic acid sequence Classification NO: (5′->3′) Forward 28 TCGTCGGCAGCGTCAGATGTGTATA AGAGACAGCCTACGGGNGGCWGCAG Reverse 29 GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGAGATGTGTATA AGAGACAGGACTACHVGGGTATCTAA TCC

(107) The result of confirming the changes in diversity of gut microbiota analyzed on the basis of 16S rRNA by group with Faith's Phylogenetic diversity and Chao1 indexes was shown in FIG. 16a and FIG. 16b, and in case of Faith's Phylogenetic diversity index, it was confirmed that the diversity of gut microbiota was significantly reduced in the positive control group, the ethanol group, compared to the negative control group. This suggests that the increase of alcohol intake may negatively affect the intestine health, due to reduction of beneficial bacteria and dominance of potential harmful bacteria. On the other hand, in the Ri and LGG-administered experimental groups, two indexes showed that the diversity of gut microbiota was significantly increased. This suggests that the strain administration may increase the diversity of gut microbiota, thereby positively affecting the intestine health.

(108) As the result of conducting analysis of major components of gut microbiota analyzed on the basis of 16S rRNA was shown in FIG. 16c, and through PCA plot, it was confirmed that the positive control group, the ethanol group had a very different structure of gut microbiota from the negative control group. On the other hand, it was confirmed that only the Ri-administered experimental group had the different gut microbiota structure from the positive control group, the ethanol group. This suggests that the strain administration changed species consisting of gut microbiota, thereby modulating its structure.

(109) To analyze which gut microbiota is changed, the result of conducting the univariate analysis (LefSE) was shown in FIG. 16d. In the positive control group, the ethanol group, the dominance of the representative harmful bacterium, Enterobacteriaceae of which cell wall consists of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) was confirmed. On the other hand, in the Ri-administered experimental group, the increase of Akkermansia and Prevotella was confirmed. This means that the strain administration changed this gut microbiota, thereby helping alleviation of alcoholic fatty liver.

(110) The result of conducting gut microbiota KEFF pathways function estimation analysis through PICRUSt was shown in FIG. 17. In the positive control group, the ethanol group, the dominance of glycan degradation and galactose metabolic function was confirmed. On the other hand, in the Ri-administered experimental group, the increase of DNA repair and metabolic function was confirmed. This means that the strain administration controlled the function of gut microbiota, helping alleviation of alcoholic fatty liver.