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ArticleGenes and immunity2016

Fecal metabolomics in pediatric spondyloarthritis implicate decreased metabolic diversity and altered tryptophan metabolism as pathogenic factors.

M L Stoll, R Kumar, E J Lefkowitz, R Q Cron, C D Morrow, S Barnes

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Article in Genes and immunity, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M L StollDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, USA.
R KumarDepartment of Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, UAB, Birmingham, AL, USA.
E J LefkowitzDepartment of Microbiology, UAB, Birmingham, AL, USA.
R Q CronDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, USA.
C D MorrowDepartment of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, UAB, Birmingham, AL, USA.
S BarnesDepartment of Pharmacology, UAB, Birmingham, AL, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

XRAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA013148 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Robert S Welner · 1985 to 2026
$165.9M
Virology CoreP30AI027767 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Latesha Ellen Elopre · 1988 to 2026
$84.1M
UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)UL1TR001417 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI KIMBERLY, ROBERT P. · 2015 to 2018
$31.4M
UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) UL1UL1TR000165 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI KIMBERLY, ROBERT P. · 2012 to 2013
$9.6M
UAB Skin Diseases Research CenterP30AR050948 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GRIZZLE, WILLIAM E. · 2004 to 2013
$5.5M
UAB Multidisciplinary Clinical Research CenterP60AR064172 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI BRIDGES, S LOUIS · 2013 to 2018
$4.5M
5500 Q-Trap Mass SpectrometerS10RR027822 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI BARNES, STEPHEN · 2010 to 2010
$469k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000165NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001417NCI NIH HHS P30 CA013148NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR027822NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI027767NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR050948NIAMS NIH HHS P60 AR064172
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have previously shown alterations in the composition of the gut microbiota in children with enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA). To explore the mechanisms by which an altered microbiota might predispose to arthritis, we performed metabolomic profiling of fecal samples of children with ERA. Fecal samples were collected from two cohorts of children with ERA and healthy control subjects. Nano-liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (LC-MS) was performed on the fecal water homogenates with identification based upon mass: charge ratios. Sequencing of the 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) on the same stool specimens was performed. In both sets of subjects, patients demonstrated lower diversity of ions and under-representation of multiple metabolic pathways, including the tryptophan metabolism pathway. For example, in the first cohort, out of 1500 negatively charged ions, 154 were lower in ERA patients, compared with only one that was higher. Imputed functional annotation of the 16S ribosomal DNA sequence data demonstrated significantly fewer microbial genes associated with metabolic processes in the patients compared with the controls (77 million versus 58 million, P=0.050). Diminished metabolic diversity and alterations in the tryptophan metabolism pathway may be a feature of ERA.

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FecesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAdolescentArthritis, JuvenileChildCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMetabolomicsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSpondylarthritisTryptophanVirulence FactorsRNA, Ribosomal, 16STryptophanVirulence Factors

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PMID27786174
PMCPMC5133160
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