Common Marmoset Gut Microbiome Profiles in Health and Intestinal Disease

We report the RNAseq data from captive common marmosets with gastrointestinal diseases housed at MIT. Samples were collected at necropsy from the duodenum and jejunum from 3 animals presenting with intestinal bowel disease (IBD) and 3 animals with duodenal strictures/ulcers. To determine the transcriptomic profile of animals with strictures, we evaluated the duodenal tissue immediately adjacent to the stricture lesion and compared it to the duodenum of non-stricture (IBD) animals as a non-stricture control. To determine the transcriptomic profile of animals with IBD, we evaluated the jejunum of animals with IBD with the jejunum of non-IBD (stricture) animals as a non-IBD control. Minimal pathology was observed in the non-IBD control but enteritis was noted in non-stricture controls. We report that stricture may affect the intestinal absorption and lipid metabolism in marmosets, while IBD increases immune responses. Overall design: Examination of ulcers/stricture in the duodenum and IBD in the jejunum of marmosets.