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Alencar RM, Martínez JG, Machado VN, Alzate JF, Ortiz-Ojeda CP, Matias RR, Benzaquem DC, Santos MCF, Assunção EN, Lira EC, Astolfi-Filho S, Hrbek T, Farias IP, Fantin C. Preliminary profile of the gut microbiota from amerindians in the Brazilian amazon experiencing a process of transition to urbanization. Braz J Microbiol 2024; 55:2345-2354. [PMID: 38913252 PMCID: PMC11405645 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-024-01413-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
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The Yanomami are one of the oldest indigenous tribes in the Amazon and are direct descendants of the first people to colonize South America 12,000 years ago. They are located on the border between Venezuela and Brazil, with the Venezuelan side remaining uncontacted. While they maintain a hunter-gatherer society, they are currently experiencing contact with urbanized populations in Brazil. The human gut microbiota of traditional communities has become the subject of recent studies due to the Westernization of their diet and the introduction of antibiotics and other chemicals, which have affected microbial diversity in indigenous populations, thereby threatening their existence. In this study, we preliminarily characterized the diversity of the gut microbiota of the Yanomami, a hunter-gatherer society from the Amazon, experiencing contact with urbanized populations. Similarly, we compared their diversity with the population in Manaus, Amazonas. A metabarcoding approach of the 16 S rRNA gene was carried out on fecal samples. Differences were found between the two populations, particularly regarding the abundance of genera (e.g., Prevotella and Bacteroides) and the higher values of the phyla Bacteroidetes over Firmicutes, which were significant only in the Yanomami. Some bacteria were found exclusively in the Yanomami (Treponema and Succinivibrio). However, diversity was statistically equal between them. In conclusion, the composition of the Yanomami gut microbiota still maintains the profile characteristic of a community with a traditional lifestyle. However, our results suggest an underlying Westernization process of the Yanomami microbiota when compared with that of Manaus, which must be carefully monitored by authorities, as the loss of diversity can be a sign of growing danger to the health of the Yanomami.
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- Rodrigo M Alencar
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia e Recursos Naturais da Amazônia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia e Recursos Naturais da Amazônia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil.
- Grupo de investigación Biociencias, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Institución Universitaria Colegio Mayor de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia e Recursos Naturais da Amazônia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
- Laboratório de Evolução e Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- National Center for Genomic Sequencing, School of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia e Recursos Naturais da Amazônia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
- Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Lima, Peru
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia e Recursos Naturais da Amazônia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia e Recursos Naturais da Amazônia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia e Recursos Naturais da Amazônia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Centro de Apoio Multidisciplinar, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Centro de Apoio Multidisciplinar, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Evolução e Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
- Department of Biology, Trinity University, San Antonio, USA
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- Laboratório de Evolução e Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia e Recursos Naturais da Amazônia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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González A, Fullaondo A, Odriozola A. Impact of evolution on lifestyle in microbiome. ADVANCES IN GENETICS 2024; 111:149-198. [PMID: 38908899 DOI: 10.1016/bs.adgen.2024.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/24/2024]
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This chapter analyses the interaction between microbiota and humans from an evolutionary point of view. Long-term interactions between gut microbiota and host have been generated as a result of dietary choices through coevolutionary processes, where mutuality of advantage is essential. Likewise, the characteristics of the intestinal environment have made it possible to describe different intrahost evolutionary mechanisms affecting microbiota. For its part, the intestinal microbiota has been of great importance in the evolution of mammals, allowing the diversification of dietary niches, phenotypic plasticity and the selection of host phenotypes. Although the origin of the human intestinal microbial community is still not known with certainty, mother-offspring transmission plays a key role, and it seems that transmissibility between individuals in adulthood also has important implications. Finally, it should be noted that certain aspects inherent to modern lifestyle, including refined diets, antibiotic intake, exposure to air pollutants, microplastics, and stress, could negatively affect the diversity and composition of our gut microbiota. This chapter aims to combine current knowledge to provide a comprehensive view of the interaction between microbiota and humans throughout evolution.
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- Adriana González
- Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain.
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- Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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Cardiometabolic disease comprises cardiovascular and metabolic dysfunction and underlies the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, both within the United States and worldwide. Commensal microbiota are implicated in the development of cardiometabolic disease. Evidence suggests that the microbiome is relatively variable during infancy and early childhood, becoming more fixed in later childhood and adulthood. Effects of microbiota, both during early development, and in later life, may induce changes in host metabolism that modulate risk mechanisms and predispose toward the development of cardiometabolic disease. In this review, we summarize the factors that influence gut microbiome composition and function during early life and explore how changes in microbiota and microbial metabolism influence host metabolism and cardiometabolic risk throughout life. We highlight limitations in current methodology and approaches and outline state-of-the-art advances, which are improving research and building toward refined diagnosis and treatment options in microbiome-targeted therapies.
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- Curtis L Gabriel
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (C.L.G.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
- Tennessee Center for AIDS Research (C.L.G.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (J.F.F.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
- Vanderbilt Microbiome Innovation Center (J.F.F.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
- Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation (J.F.F.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
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Kann S, Eberhardt K, Hinz R, Schwarz NG, Dib JC, Aristizabal A, Mendoza GAC, Hagen RM, Frickmann H, Barrantes I, Kreikemeyer B. The Gut Microbiome of an Indigenous Agropastoralist Population in a Remote Area of Colombia with High Rates of Gastrointestinal Infections and Dysbiosis. Microorganisms 2023; 11:625. [PMID: 36985199 PMCID: PMC10052337 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11030625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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An Indigenous agropastoralist population called the Wiwa from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in North-East Colombia, shows high rates of gastrointestinal infections. Chronic gut inflammatory processes and dysbiosis could be a reason, suggesting an influence or predisposing potential of the gut microbiome composition. The latter was analyzed by 16S rRNA gene amplicon next generation sequencing from stool samples. Results of the Wiwa population microbiomes were associated with available epidemiological and morphometric data and compared to control samples from a local urban population. Indeed, locational-, age-, and gender-specific differences in the Firmicutes/Bacteriodetes ratio, core microbiome, and overall genera-level microbiome composition were shown. Alpha- and ß-diversity separated the urban site from the Indigenous locations. Urban microbiomes were dominated by Bacteriodetes, whereas Indigenous samples revealed a four times higher abundance of Proteobacteria. Even differences among the two Indigenous villages were noted. PICRUSt analysis identified several enriched location-specific bacterial pathways. Moreover, on a general comparative scale and with a high predictive accuracy, we found Sutterella associated with the abundance of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), Faecalibacteria associated with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and helminth species Hymenolepsis nana and Enterobius vermicularis. Parabacteroides, Prevotella, and Butyrivibrio are enriched in cases of salmonellosis, EPEC, and helminth infections. Presence of Dialister was associated with gastrointestinal symptoms, whereas Clostridia were exclusively found in children under the age of 5 years. Odoribacter and Parabacteroides were exclusively identified in the microbiomes of the urban population of Valledupar. In summary, dysbiotic alterations in the gut microbiome in the Indigenous population with frequent episodes of self-reported gastrointestinal infections were confirmed with epidemiological and pathogen-specific associations. Our data provide strong hints of microbiome alterations associated with the clinical conditions of the Indigenous population.
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- Simone Kann
- Department for Research and Development, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
- I. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
- Division of Hygiene and Infectious Diseases, Institute of Hygiene and Environment, 20539 Hamburg, Germany
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- SYNLAB Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum Hamburg GmbH, 22083 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Fundación Universidad de Norte, Baranquilla 080001, Colombia
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- Department of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Bundeswehr Central Hospital Koblenz, 56070 Koblenz, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Bundeswehr Hospital Hamburg, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medicine Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Research Group Translational Bioinformatics, Institute for Biostatistics and Informatics in Medicine und Aging Research, University Medicine Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medicine Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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Yu Z, Yu XF, Zhao X, Su Z, Ren PG. Greater alteration of gut microbiota occurs in childhood obesity than in adulthood obesity. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:1087401. [PMID: 36776907 PMCID: PMC9909466 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1087401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The children's gut microbiota, associated with the development of obesity, is in maturation. The impact of obesity on the gut microbiota in childhood could have a more significant effect than on adulthood and eventually be lifelong lasting, but it has been rarely studied. Aimed to discover the difference in gut microbiota between children and adults with obesity, we collected published amplicon sequencing data from National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and re-analyzed them using a uniform bioinformatic pipeline, as well as predicted the obesity using gut microbiota based on the random forest model. Summarizing common points among these cohorts, we found that the gut microbiota had a significant difference between children with and without obesity, but this difference was not observed in adult cohorts. Based on the random forest model, it was more challenging to predict childhood obesity using gut microbiota than adulthood obesity. Our results suggest that gut microbiota in childhood is more easily affected than in adulthood. Early intervention for childhood obesity is essential to improve children's health and lifelong gut microbiota-related health.
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- Zhongjia Yu
- Center for Energy Metabolism and Reproduction, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Center for Energy Metabolism and Reproduction, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen College of Advanced Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Center for Energy Metabolism and Reproduction, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen College of Advanced Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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Wu P, Wu B, Zhuang Z, Liu J, Hong L, Ma B, Lin B, Wang J, Lin C, Chen J, Chen S. Intestinal mucosal and fecal microbiota profiles in Crohn's disease in Chinese children. MEDICINE IN MICROECOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medmic.2022.100071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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At birth, neonates provide a vast habitat awaiting microbial colonization. Microbiome assembly is a complex process involving microbial seeding and succession driven by ecological forces and subject to environmental conditions. These successional events not only significantly affect the ecology and function of the microbiome, but also impact host health. While the establishment of the infant microbiome has been a point of interest for decades, an integrated view focusing on strain level colonization has been lacking until recently. Technological and computational advancements enabling strain-level analyses of the infant microbiome have demonstrated the immense complexity of this system and allowed for an improved understanding of how strains of the same species spread, colonize, evolve, and affect the host. Here, we review the current knowledge of the establishment and maturation of the infant gut microbiome with particular emphasis on newer discoveries achieved through strain-centric analyses.
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- Hagay Enav
- Department of Microbiome Science, Max Planck Institute for Biology, Tübingen, Germany
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- The Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Department of Clinical Physiology, Gothenburg, Sweden; Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Microbiome Science, Max Planck Institute for Biology, Tübingen, Germany; Cluster of Excellence EXC 2124 Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections, Tübingen, Germany.
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Rosas-Plaza S, Hernández-Terán A, Navarro-Díaz M, Escalante AE, Morales-Espinosa R, Cerritos R. Human Gut Microbiome Across Different Lifestyles: From Hunter-Gatherers to Urban Populations. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:843170. [PMID: 35558108 PMCID: PMC9087276 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.843170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Human lifestyle and its relationship with the human microbiome has been a line of research widely studied. This is because, throughout human history, civilizations have experienced different environments and lifestyles that could have promoted changes in the human microbiome. The comparison between industrialized and non-industrialized human populations in several studies has allowed to observe variation in the microbiome structure due to the population lifestyle. Nevertheless, the lifestyle of human populations is a gradient where several subcategories can be described. Yet, it is not known how these different lifestyles of human populations affect the microbiome structure on a large scale. Therefore, the main goal of this work was the collection and comparison of 16S data from the gut microbiome of populations that have different lifestyles around the world. With the data obtained from 14 studies, it was possible to compare the gut microbiome of 568 individuals that represent populations of hunter-gatherers, agricultural, agropastoral, pastoral, and urban populations. Results showed that industrialized populations present less diversity than those from non-industrialized populations, as has been described before. However, by separating traditional populations into different categories, we were able to observe patterns that cannot be appreciated by encompassing the different traditional lifestyles in a single category. In this sense, we could confirm that different lifestyles exhibit distinct alpha and beta diversity. In particular, the gut microbiome of pastoral and agropastoral populations seems to be more similar to those of urban populations according to beta diversity analysis. Beyond that, beta diversity analyses revealed that bacterial composition reflects the different lifestyles, representing a transition from hunters-gatherers to industrialized populations. Also, we found that certain groups such as Bacteoidaceae, Lanchospiraceae, and Rickenellaceae have been favored in the transition to modern societies, being differentially abundant in urban populations. Thus, we could hypothesize that due to adaptive/ecological processes; multifunctional bacterial groups (e.g., Bacteroidaceae) could be replacing some functions lost in the transition to modern lifestyle.
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- Santiago Rosas-Plaza
- Centro de Investigación en Políticas, Población y Salud, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Investigación en Tabaquismo y EPOC, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosìo Villegas, México City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad (LANCIS), Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad (LANCIS), Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Políticas, Población y Salud, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Jiang Z, Li L, Chen J, Wei G, Ji Y, Chen X, Liu J, Huo J. Human gut-microbiome interplay: Analysis of clinical studies for the emerging roles of diagnostic microbiology in inflammation, oncogenesis and cancer management. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2021; 93:104946. [PMID: 34052417 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Microorganisms have been known to coexist in various parts of human body including the gut. The interactions between microbes and the surrounding tissues of the host are critical for fine fettle of the gut. The incidence of such microorganisms tends to vary among specific type of cancer affected individuals. Such microbial communities of specific tumor sites in cancer affected individuals could plausibly be used as prognostic and/or diagnostic markers for tumors associated with that specific site. Microorganisms of intestinal and non-intestinal origins including Helicobacter pylori can target several organs, act as carcinogens and promote cancer. It is interesting to note that diets causing inflammation can also increase the cancer risk. Yet, dietary supplementation with prebiotics and probiotics can reduce the incidence of cancer. Therefore, both diet and microbial community of the gut have dual roles of prevention and oncogenesis. Hence, this review intends to summarize certain important details related to gut microbiome and cancer.
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- Ziyu Jiang
- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China; Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China; Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China; Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China; Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China; Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China; Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China.
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China; Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China.
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Greaves M, Cazzaniga V, Ford A. Can we prevent childhood Leukaemia? Leukemia 2021; 35:1258-1264. [PMID: 33833382 PMCID: PMC8102184 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-021-01211-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Mel Greaves
- Centre for Evolution and Cancer, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
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- Centre for Evolution and Cancer, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Centre for Evolution and Cancer, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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Soto-Girón MJ, Peña-Gonzalez A, Hatt JK, Montero L, Páez M, Ortega E, Smith S, Cevallos W, Trueba G, Konstantinidis KT, Levy K. Gut Microbiome Changes with Acute Diarrheal Disease in Urban Versus Rural Settings in Northern Ecuador. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021; 104:2275-2285. [PMID: 33872206 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Previous studies have reported lower fecal bacterial diversity in urban populations compared with those living in rural settings. However, most of these studies compare geographically distant populations from different countries and even continents. The extent of differences in the gut microbiome in adjacent rural versus urban populations, and the role of such differences, if any, during enteric infections remain poorly understood. To provide new insights into these issues, we sampled the gut microbiome of young children with and without acute diarrheal disease (ADD) living in rural and urban areas in northern Ecuador. Shotgun metagenomic analyses of non-ADD samples revealed small but significant differences in the abundance of microbial taxa, including a greater abundance of Prevotella and a lower abundance of Bacteroides and Alistipes in rural populations. Greater and more significant shifts in taxon abundance, metabolic pathway abundance, and diversity were observed between ADD and non-ADD status when comparing urban to rural sites (Welch's t-test, P < 0.05). Collectively our data show substantial functional, diversity, and taxonomic shifts in the gut microbiome of urban populations with, ADD supporting the idea that the microbiome of rural populations may be more resilient to ADD episodes.
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- Maria J Soto-Girón
- 1School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
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- 1School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
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- 2School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
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- 3Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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- 3Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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- 3Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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- 4School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- 5Centro de Biomedicina, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- 3Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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- 1School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.,2School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
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- 4School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Volkova A, Ruggles KV. Predictive Metagenomic Analysis of Autoimmune Disease Identifies Robust Autoimmunity and Disease Specific Microbial Signatures. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:621310. [PMID: 33746917 PMCID: PMC7969817 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.621310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Within the last decade, numerous studies have demonstrated changes in the gut microbiome associated with specific autoimmune diseases. Due to differences in study design, data quality control, analysis and statistical methods, many results of these studies are inconsistent and incomparable. To better understand the relationship between the intestinal microbiome and autoimmunity, we have completed a comprehensive re-analysis of 42 studies focusing on the gut microbiome in 12 autoimmune diseases to identify a microbial signature predictive of multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and general autoimmune disease using both 16S rRNA sequencing data and shotgun metagenomics data. To do this, we used four machine learning algorithms, random forest, eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), ridge regression, and support vector machine with radial kernel and recursive feature elimination to rank disease predictive taxa comparing disease vs. healthy participants and pairwise comparisons of each disease. Comparing the performance of these models, we found the two tree-based methods, XGBoost and random forest, most capable of handling sparse multidimensional data, to consistently produce the best results. Through this modeling, we identified a number of taxa consistently identified as dysregulated in a general autoimmune disease model including Odoribacter, Lachnospiraceae Clostridium, and Mogibacteriaceae implicating all as potential factors connecting the gut microbiome to autoimmune response. Further, we computed pairwise comparison models to identify disease specific taxa signatures highlighting a role for Peptostreptococcaceae and Ruminococcaceae Gemmiger in IBD and Akkermansia, Butyricicoccus, and Mogibacteriaceae in MS. We then connected a subset of these taxa with potential metabolic alterations based on metagenomic/metabolomic correlation analysis, identifying 215 metabolites associated with autoimmunity-predictive taxa.
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- Angelina Volkova
- Institute for Systems Genetics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Institute for Systems Genetics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- Division of Translational Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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It is a well-established fact that biodiversity is pivotal to human and planetary health, completely entwining biodiverse natural systems into a continuum, through our food systems, into human health. This means there is an intimate connection between the biodiversity of the soil, the biodiversity and interrelationships of cultivated and wild plants and animals. This article looks through an ecological sciences perspective at the interconnections and interrelations between human health and Earth’s health. But regardless of the wide recognition of the benefits of biodiversity, we are seeing a political and economic landscape which actively runs contrary to and further erodes diversity in favor of the globalized industrial food system, seed uniformity and further centralization through false tech solutions. A food system which is responsible for both setting the preconditions for the severity of the global COVID-19 pandemic by weakening human and animal health through an explosion of non-communicable diseases. The way forward is instead shown by small farmers, local communities and gardeners who are already implementing biodiversity-based organic agroecology, which both preserves and rejuvenates the health continuum between the soil, plants, animals, food and humans. Acting as a holistic paradigm shift where diversity in all areas is cultivated for ecological resilience.
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Guo W, Zhou M, Ma T, Bi S, Wang W, Zhang Y, Huang X, Guan LL, Long R. Survey of rumen microbiota of domestic grazing yak during different growth stages revealed novel maturation patterns of four key microbial groups and their dynamic interactions. Anim Microbiome 2020; 2:23. [PMID: 33499950 PMCID: PMC7807461 DOI: 10.1186/s42523-020-00042-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The development and maturation of rumen microbiota across the lifetime of grazing yaks remain unexplored due to the varied lifestyles and feed types of yaks as well as the challenges of obtaining samples. In addition, the interactions among four different rumen microbial groups (bacteria, archaea, fungi and protozoa) in the rumen of yak are not well defined. In this study, the rumen microbiota of full-grazing yaks aged 7 days to 12 years old was assessed to determine the maturation patterns of these four microbial groups and the dynamic interactions among them during different growth stages. RESULTS The rumen microbial groups (bacteria, archaea, protozoa and fungi) varied through the growth of yaks from neonatal (7 days) to adult (12 years), and the bacterial and archaeal groups were more sensitive to changes in growth stages compared to the two eukaryotic microbial groups. The age-discriminatory taxa within each microbial group were identified with the random forest model. Among them, Olsenella (bacteria), Group 10 sp., belonging to the family Methanomassiliicoccaceae (archaea), Orpinomyces (fungi), and Dasytricha (protozoa) contributed the most to discriminating the age of the rumen microbiota. Moreover, we found that the rumen archaea reached full maturation at 5 approximately years of age, and the other microbial groups matured between 5 and 8 years of age. The intra-interactions patterns and keystone species within each microbial group were identified by network analysis, and the inter-interactions among the four microbial groups changed with growth stage. Regarding the inter-interactions among the four microbial groups, taxa from bacteria and protozoa, including Christensenellaceae R-7 group, Prevotella 1, Trichostomatia, Ruminococcaceae UCG-014 and Lachnospiraceae, were the keystone species in the network based on betweenness centrality scores. CONCLUSIONS This study depicted a comprehensive view of rumen microbiota changes in different growth stages of grazing yaks. The results revealed the unique microbiota maturation trajectory and the intra- and inter-interactions among bacteria, archaea, fungi and protozoa in the rumen of grazing yaks across the lifetime of yaks. The information obtained in this study is vital for the future development of strategies to manipulate rumen microbiota in grazing yaks for better growth and performance in the harsh Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau ecosystem.
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- Wei Guo
- College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020 China
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5 Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5 Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5 Canada
- Key laboratory of Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081 China
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020 China
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- College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020 China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020 China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020 China
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5 Canada
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- College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020 China
- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020 China
- International Centre for Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020 China
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Bear TLK, Dalziel JE, Coad J, Roy NC, Butts CA, Gopal PK. The Role of the Gut Microbiota in Dietary Interventions for Depression and Anxiety. Adv Nutr 2020; 11:890-907. [PMID: 32149335 PMCID: PMC7360462 DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmaa016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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There is emerging evidence that an unhealthy dietary pattern may increase the risk of developing depression or anxiety, whereas a healthy dietary pattern may decrease it. This nascent research suggests that dietary interventions could help prevent, or be an alternative or adjunct therapy for, depression and anxiety. The relation, however, is complex, affected by many confounding variables, and is also likely to be bidirectional, with dietary choices being affected by stress and depression. This complexity is reflected in the data, with sometimes conflicting results among studies. As the research evolves, all characteristics of the relation need to be considered to ensure that we obtain a full understanding, which can potentially be translated into clinical practice. A parallel and fast-growing body of research shows that the gut microbiota is linked with the brain in a bidirectional relation, commonly termed the microbiome-gut-brain axis. Preclinical evidence suggests that this axis plays a key role in the regulation of brain function and behavior. In this review we discuss possible reasons for the conflicting results in diet-mood research, and present examples of areas of the diet-mood relation in which the gut microbiota is likely to be involved, potentially explaining some of the conflicting results from diet and depression studies. We argue that because diet is one of the most significant factors that affects human gut microbiota structure and function, nutritional intervention studies need to consider the gut microbiota as an essential piece of the puzzle.
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- Tracey L K Bear
- School of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- AgResearch Ltd Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- School of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- AgResearch Ltd Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge, Auckland, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Butler MI, Bastiaanssen TFS, Long-Smith C, Berding K, Morkl S, Cusack AM, Strain C, Busca K, Porteous-Allen P, Claesson MJ, Stanton C, Cryan JF, Allen D, Dinan TG. Recipe for a Healthy Gut: Intake of Unpasteurised Milk Is Associated with Increased Lactobacillus Abundance in the Human Gut Microbiome. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12051468. [PMID: 32438623 PMCID: PMC7285075 DOI: 10.3390/nu12051468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The gut microbiota plays a role in gut-brain communication and can influence psychological functioning. Diet is one of the major determinants of gut microbiota composition. The impact of unpasteurised dairy products on the microbiota is unknown. In this observational study, we investigated the effect of a dietary change involving intake of unpasteurised dairy on gut microbiome composition and psychological status in participants undertaking a residential 12-week cookery course on an organic farm. METHODS Twenty-four participants completed the study. The majority of food consumed during their stay originated from the organic farm itself and included unpasteurised milk and dairy products. At the beginning and end of the course, participants provided faecal samples and completed self-report questionnaires on a variety of parameters including mood, anxiety and sleep. Nutrient intake was monitored with a food frequency questionnaire. Gut microbiota analysis was performed with 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Additionally, faecal short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) were measured. RESULTS Relative abundance of the genus Lactobacillus increased significantly between pre- and post-course time points. This increase was associated with participants intake of unpasteurised milk and dairy products. An increase in the faecal SCFA, valerate, was observed along with an increase in the functional richness of the microbiome profile, as determined by measuring the predictive neuroactive potential using a gut-brain module approach. CONCLUSIONS While concerns in relation to safety need to be considered, intake of unpasteurised milk and dairy products appear to be associated with the growth of the probiotic bacterial genus, Lactobacillus, in the human gut. More research is needed on the effect of dietary changes on gut microbiome composition, in particular in relation to the promotion of bacterial genera, such as Lactobacillus, which are recognised as being beneficial for a range of physical and mental health outcomes.
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- Mary I. Butler
- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland; (T.F.S.B.); (C.L.-S.); (K.B.); (S.M.); (A.-M.C.); (C.S.); (K.B.); (M.J.C.); (C.S.); (J.F.C.); (T.G.D.)
- Department of Psychiatry, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +353-0-21-4901224
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland; (T.F.S.B.); (C.L.-S.); (K.B.); (S.M.); (A.-M.C.); (C.S.); (K.B.); (M.J.C.); (C.S.); (J.F.C.); (T.G.D.)
- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland; (T.F.S.B.); (C.L.-S.); (K.B.); (S.M.); (A.-M.C.); (C.S.); (K.B.); (M.J.C.); (C.S.); (J.F.C.); (T.G.D.)
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland; (T.F.S.B.); (C.L.-S.); (K.B.); (S.M.); (A.-M.C.); (C.S.); (K.B.); (M.J.C.); (C.S.); (J.F.C.); (T.G.D.)
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland; (T.F.S.B.); (C.L.-S.); (K.B.); (S.M.); (A.-M.C.); (C.S.); (K.B.); (M.J.C.); (C.S.); (J.F.C.); (T.G.D.)
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland; (T.F.S.B.); (C.L.-S.); (K.B.); (S.M.); (A.-M.C.); (C.S.); (K.B.); (M.J.C.); (C.S.); (J.F.C.); (T.G.D.)
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland; (T.F.S.B.); (C.L.-S.); (K.B.); (S.M.); (A.-M.C.); (C.S.); (K.B.); (M.J.C.); (C.S.); (J.F.C.); (T.G.D.)
- Teagasc Food Research Programme, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland; (T.F.S.B.); (C.L.-S.); (K.B.); (S.M.); (A.-M.C.); (C.S.); (K.B.); (M.J.C.); (C.S.); (J.F.C.); (T.G.D.)
- Teagasc Food Research Programme, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland
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- Ballymaloe Cookery School, Organic Farm and Gardens, Shanagarry, Co. Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland; (P.P.-A.); (D.A.)
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland; (T.F.S.B.); (C.L.-S.); (K.B.); (S.M.); (A.-M.C.); (C.S.); (K.B.); (M.J.C.); (C.S.); (J.F.C.); (T.G.D.)
- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland; (T.F.S.B.); (C.L.-S.); (K.B.); (S.M.); (A.-M.C.); (C.S.); (K.B.); (M.J.C.); (C.S.); (J.F.C.); (T.G.D.)
- Teagasc Food Research Programme, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland; (T.F.S.B.); (C.L.-S.); (K.B.); (S.M.); (A.-M.C.); (C.S.); (K.B.); (M.J.C.); (C.S.); (J.F.C.); (T.G.D.)
- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland
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- Ballymaloe Cookery School, Organic Farm and Gardens, Shanagarry, Co. Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland; (P.P.-A.); (D.A.)
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland; (T.F.S.B.); (C.L.-S.); (K.B.); (S.M.); (A.-M.C.); (C.S.); (K.B.); (M.J.C.); (C.S.); (J.F.C.); (T.G.D.)
- Department of Psychiatry, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Humans and their commensal microbiota coexist in a complex ecosystem molded by evolutionary and ecological factors. Ecological opportunity is the prospective, lineage-specific characteristic of an environment that contains both niche availability leading to persistence coupled with niche discordance that drives selection within that lineage. The newborn gut ecosystem presents vast ecological opportunity. Herein, factors affecting perinatal infant microbiome composition are discussed. RECENT FINDINGS Establishing a healthy microbiota in early life is required for immunological programming and prevention of both short-term and long-term health outcomes. The holobiont theory infers that host genetics contributes to microbiome composition. However, in most human studies, environmental factors are predominantly responsible for microbiome composition and function. Key perinatal elements are route of delivery, diet and the environment in which that infant resides. Vaginal delivery seeds an initial microbiome, and breastfeeding refines the community by providing additional microbes, human milk oligosaccharides and immunological proteins. SUMMARY Early life represents an opportunity to implement clinical practices that promote the optimal seeding and feeding of the gut microbial ecosystem. These include reducing nonemergent cesarean deliveries, avoiding the use of antibiotics, and promoting exclusive breastfeeding.
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- Sharon M Donovan
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
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An Integrative Approach to Assessing Diet-Cancer Relationships. Metabolites 2020; 10:metabo10040123. [PMID: 32218376 PMCID: PMC7241082 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10040123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The relationship between diet and cancer is often viewed with skepticism by the public and health professionals, despite a considerable body of evidence and general consistency in recommendations over the past decades. A systems biology approach which integrates 'omics' data including metabolomics, genetics, metagenomics, transcriptomics and proteomics holds promise for developing a better understanding of how diet affects cancer and for improving the assessment of diet through biomarker discovery thereby renewing confidence in diet-cancer links. This review discusses the application of multi-omics approaches to studies of diet and cancer. Considerations and challenges that need to be addressed to facilitate the investigation of diet-cancer relationships with multi-omic approaches are also discussed.
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Robinson JM, Jorgensen A. Rekindling old friendships in new landscapes: The environment–microbiome–health axis in the realms of landscape research. PEOPLE AND NATURE 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Jake M. Robinson
- Department of Landscape University of Sheffield Sheffield UK
- inVIVO Planetary Health Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) West New York NJ USA
- Healthy Urban Microbiome Initiative (HUMI) Adelaide SA Australia
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- Department of Landscape University of Sheffield Sheffield UK
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Sanchez-Rodriguez E, Egea-Zorrilla A, Plaza-Díaz J, Aragón-Vela J, Muñoz-Quezada S, Tercedor-Sánchez L, Abadia-Molina F. The Gut Microbiota and Its Implication in the Development of Atherosclerosis and Related Cardiovascular Diseases. Nutrients 2020; 12:605. [PMID: 32110880 PMCID: PMC7146472 DOI: 10.3390/nu12030605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The importance of gut microbiota in health and disease is being highlighted by numerous research groups worldwide. Atherosclerosis, the leading cause of heart disease and stroke, is responsible for about 50% of all cardiovascular deaths. Recently, gut dysbiosis has been identified as a remarkable factor to be considered in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). In this review, we briefly discuss how external factors such as dietary and physical activity habits influence host-microbiota and atherogenesis, the potential mechanisms of the influence of gut microbiota in host blood pressure and the alterations in the prevalence of those bacterial genera affecting vascular tone and the development of hypertension. We will also be examining the microbiota as a therapeutic target in the prevention of CVDs and the beneficial mechanisms of probiotic administration related to cardiovascular risks. All these new insights might lead to novel analysis and CVD therapeutics based on the microbiota.
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- Estefania Sanchez-Rodriguez
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
- Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology “José Mataix”, Center of Biomedical Research, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s/n., 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain;
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology “José Mataix”, Center of Biomedical Research, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s/n., 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
- Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology “José Mataix”, Center of Biomedical Research, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s/n., 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain;
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria IBS.GRANADA, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada, 18014 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS), Section of Integrative Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Nørre Allé 51, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark;
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- Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 6094411, Chile;
- National Agency for Medicines (ANAMED), Public Health Institute, Santiago 7780050, Chile
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology “José Mataix”, Center of Biomedical Research, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s/n., 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain;
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Long-term administration of Lactobacillus casei Zhang stabilized gut microbiota of adults and reduced gut microbiota age index of older adults. J Funct Foods 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2019.103682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Derrien M, Alvarez AS, de Vos WM. The Gut Microbiota in the First Decade of Life. Trends Microbiol 2019; 27:997-1010. [PMID: 31474424 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 322] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 07/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Appreciation of the importance of the gut microbiome is growing, and it is becoming increasingly relevant to identify preventive or therapeutic solutions targeting it. The composition and function of the gut microbiota are relatively well described for infants (less than 3 years) and adults, but have been largely overlooked in pre-school (3-6 years) and primary school-age (6-12 years) children, as well as teenagers (12-18 years). Early reports suggested that the infant microbiota would attain an adult-like structure at the age of 3 years, but recent studies have suggested that microbiota development may take longer. This development time is of key importance because there is evidence to suggest that deviations in this development may have consequences in later life. In this review, we provide an overview of current knowledge concerning the gut microbiota, its evolution, variation, and response to dietary challenges during the first decade of life with a focus on healthy pre-school and primary school-age children (up to 12 years) from various populations around the globe. This knowledge should facilitate the identification of diet-based approaches targeting individuals of this age group, to promote the development of a healthy microbiota in later life.
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- Muriel Derrien
- Danone Nutricia Research, RD, 128 Avenue de la Vauve, 91120 Palaiseau, France.
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- Danone Nutricia Research, RD, 128 Avenue de la Vauve, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands; Human Microbiome Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Gomez A, Sharma AK, Mallott EK, Petrzelkova KJ, Jost Robinson CA, Yeoman CJ, Carbonero F, Pafco B, Rothman JM, Ulanov A, Vlckova K, Amato KR, Schnorr SL, Dominy NJ, Modry D, Todd A, Torralba M, Nelson KE, Burns MB, Blekhman R, Remis M, Stumpf RM, Wilson BA, Gaskins HR, Garber PA, White BA, Leigh SR. Plasticity in the Human Gut Microbiome Defies Evolutionary Constraints. mSphere 2019; 4:e00271-19. [PMID: 31366708 PMCID: PMC6669335 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00271-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
The gut microbiome of primates, including humans, is reported to closely follow host evolutionary history, with gut microbiome composition being specific to the genetic background of its primate host. However, the comparative models used to date have mainly included a limited set of closely related primates. To further understand the forces that shape the primate gut microbiome, with reference to human populations, we expanded the comparative analysis of variation among gut microbiome compositions and their primate hosts, including 9 different primate species and 4 human groups characterized by a diverse set of subsistence patterns (n = 448 samples). The results show that the taxonomic composition of the human gut microbiome, at the genus level, exhibits increased compositional plasticity. Specifically, we show unexpected similarities between African Old World monkeys that rely on eclectic foraging and human populations engaging in nonindustrial subsistence patterns; these similarities transcend host phylogenetic constraints. Thus, instead of following evolutionary trends that would make their microbiomes more similar to that of conspecifics or more phylogenetically similar apes, gut microbiome composition in humans from nonindustrial populations resembles that of generalist cercopithecine monkeys. We also document that wild cercopithecine monkeys with eclectic diets and humans following nonindustrial subsistence patterns harbor high gut microbiome diversity that is not only higher than that seen in humans engaging in industrialized lifestyles but also higher compared to wild primates that typically consume fiber-rich diets.IMPORTANCE The results of this study indicate a discordance between gut microbiome composition and evolutionary history in primates, calling into question previous notions about host genetic control of the primate gut microbiome. Microbiome similarities between humans consuming nonindustrialized diets and monkeys characterized by subsisting on eclectic, omnivorous diets also raise questions about the ecological and nutritional drivers shaping the human gut microbiome. Moreover, a more detailed understanding of the factors associated with gut microbiome plasticity in primates offers a framework to understand why humans following industrialized lifestyles have deviated from states thought to reflect human evolutionary history. The results also provide perspectives for developing therapeutic dietary manipulations that can reset configurations of the gut microbiome to potentially improve human health.
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- Andres Gomez
- Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Institute of Vertebrate Biology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
- Liberec Zoo, Liberec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA
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- Department of Nutrition & Exercise Physiology, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington, USA
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- Institute of Vertebrate Biology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anthropology, Hunter College of CUNY and New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP), New York, New York, USA
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- Metabolomics Center, Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
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- Institute of Vertebrate Biology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
- Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute for Technology (CEITEC), University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- World Wildlife Fund, Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas, Bayanga, Central African Republic
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- Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Carl Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
- Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
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- Carl Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
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- Carl Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
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- Carl Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Tang ZZ, Chen G, Hong Q, Huang S, Smith HM, Shah RD, Scholz M, Ferguson JF. Multi-Omic Analysis of the Microbiome and Metabolome in Healthy Subjects Reveals Microbiome-Dependent Relationships Between Diet and Metabolites. Front Genet 2019; 10:454. [PMID: 31164901 PMCID: PMC6534069 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The human microbiome has been associated with health status, and risk of disease development. While the etiology of microbiome-mediated disease remains to be fully elucidated, one mechanism may be through microbial metabolism. Metabolites produced by commensal organisms, including in response to host diet, may affect host metabolic processes, with potentially protective or pathogenic consequences. We conducted multi-omic phenotyping of healthy subjects (N = 136), in order to investigate the interaction between diet, the microbiome, and the metabolome in a cross-sectional sample. We analyzed the nutrient composition of self-reported diet (3-day food records and food frequency questionnaires). We profiled the gut and oral microbiome (16S rRNA) from stool and saliva, and applied metabolomic profiling to plasma and stool samples in a subset of individuals (N = 75). We analyzed these multi-omic data to investigate the relationship between diet, the microbiome, and the gut and circulating metabolome. On a global level, we observed significant relationships, particularly between long-term diet, the gut microbiome and the metabolome. Intake of plant-derived nutrients as well as consumption of artificial sweeteners were associated with significant differences in circulating metabolites, particularly bile acids, which were dependent on gut enterotype, indicating that microbiome composition mediates the effect of diet on host physiology. Our analysis identifies dietary compounds and phytochemicals that may modulate bacterial abundance within the gut and interact with microbiome composition to alter host metabolism.
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- Zheng-Zheng Tang
- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United States
- Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Madison, WI, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Vanderbilt Technologies for Advanced Genomics (VANTAGE), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
- Vanderbilt Translational and Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center (VTRACC), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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PeBenito A, Nazzal L, Wang C, Li H, Jay M, Noya-Alarcon O, Contreras M, Lander O, Leach J, Dominguez-Bello MG, Blaser MJ. Comparative prevalence of Oxalobacter formigenes in three human populations. Sci Rep 2019; 9:574. [PMID: 30679485 PMCID: PMC6346043 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36670-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
There has been increasing interest in the human anaerobic colonic bacterium Oxalobacter formigenes because of its ability to metabolize oxalate, and its potential contribution to protection from calcium oxalate kidney stones. Prior studies examining the prevalence of this organism have focused on subjects in developed countries and on adults. Now using O. formigenes-specific PCR, we have compared the prevalence of these organisms among subjects in two remote areas in which modern medical practices have hardly been present with a USA group of mothers and their infants for the first three years of life. Among the Amerindians of the Yanomami-Sanema and Yekwana ethnic groups in Venezuela and the Hadza in Tanzania, O. formigenes was detected in 60–80% of the adult subjects, higher than found in adults from USA in this and prior studies. In young children, the prevalence was much lower in USA than in either tribal village. These data extend our understanding of the epidemiology of O. formigenes carriage, and are consistent with the hypothesis that the rising incidence of kidney stones is associated with the progressive loss of O. formigenes colonization in populations that have been highly impacted by modern medical practices.
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- Amanda PeBenito
- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.,Amanda PeBenito, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, 1051, Venezuela.,Amazonic Center for Research and Control of Tropical Diseases (CAICET), Puerto Ayacucho, 7101, Venezuela
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- Center of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), Caracas, 1020A, Venezuela
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- Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, 1051, Venezuela
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- Human Food Project, Terlingua, TX, USA.,Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, Kings College, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. .,Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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Mohammadkhah AI, Simpson EB, Patterson SG, Ferguson JF. Development of the Gut Microbiome in Children, and Lifetime Implications for Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disease. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 5:E160. [PMID: 30486462 PMCID: PMC6306821 DOI: 10.3390/children5120160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Emerging evidence suggests that microbiome composition and function is associated with development of obesity and metabolic disease. Microbial colonization expands rapidly following birth, and microbiome composition is particularly variable during infancy. Factors that influence the formation of the gut microbiome during infancy and childhood may have a significant impact on development of obesity and metabolic dysfunction, with life-long consequences. In this review, we examine the determinants of gut microbiome composition during infancy and childhood, and evaluate the potential impact on obesity and cardiometabolic risk.
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- Anica I Mohammadkhah
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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