The primary objective of this case-control study aims to explore the role of bacterium Ruminococcus gnavus (R. gnavus) with intestinal biopsy and faecal sampling in the initiation and the development of spondyloarthritis (SPA) in comparison with health control subjets (patients without chronic disease but have indication to digestive endoscopy).
As secondary objectives, the study aims: * to research the abundance of bacterial strain of R. gnavus in mucosal sampling by biopsy; * to study the interaction between R. gnavus bacterium and mucus from histological sampling; * to correlate the expression of genes of intestinal mucus with the variations of identified microbiota of mucus biopsy; * to study the interaction between bacteria and intestinal epithelial cells during culture; * to demonstrate perturbations of the immune responses by dysbiosis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Biopsy during recto-coloscopy
Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, APHP
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
RECRUITINGIsolation and characterization of R. gnavus
Isolation and characterization of R. gnavus bacterium from intestinal biopsy.
Time frame: At the end of study, up to 2 years
Bacteria analysis
Analysis of repartition of R. gnavus bacterium in each group and the comparison between 2 groups.
Time frame: At the end of study, up to 2 years
Bacterial strain's abundance
Compare the abundance by RT-q-PCR of bacterial strain (R. gnavus) between mucus biopsy sampling and faecal sampling, collected from PCR patients or control subjects respectively.
Time frame: At the end of study, up to 2 years
Mucin-degradation of Ruminococcus gnavus
Study the ability of the strain to grow on mucins of intestinal biopsy, colored after fixation to carnoy.
Time frame: At the end of study, up to 2 years
RNA sequencing analysis of biopsy
RNA sequencing analysis of rectal biopsy between SPA patients and control subjects.
Time frame: At the end of study, up to 2 years
Interaction between bacteria and intestinal epithelial cells
In order to study the interaction between bacteria and intestinal epithelial cells in culture (organoids). Study the induction of several target genes as peptides anti-microbians, mucin or chemokines by RT-q-PCR.
Time frame: At the end of study, up to 2 years
Dysbiosis-induced immune perturbations
To compare between 2 groups their reactivities of T cells from intestinal biopsy which contact with cells of exposed antigens in vitro, to R. gnavus stains or to other stains biopsied from control subjects.
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Time frame: At the end of study, up to 2 years