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Observational studyClinical and translational gastroenterology2020

Increase in the Lipopolysaccharide Activity and Accumulation of Gram-Negative Bacteria in the Stomach With Low Acidity.

Masaya Sano, Tetsufumi Uchida, Muneki Igarashi, Takashi Matsuoka, Moto Kimura, Jun Koike, Mia Fujisawa, Hajime Mizukami, Makiko Monma, Erika Teramura and 9 more

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Observational study in Clinical and translational gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Masaya SanoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Tetsufumi UchidaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Muneki IgarashiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Takashi MatsuokaInternational Marketing & EC Business Department, KOIKE-YA Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
Moto KimuraDepartment of Clinical Research Strategic Planning, Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Jun KoikeDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Mia FujisawaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Hajime MizukamiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Makiko MonmaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Erika TeramuraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Shiho YoshiharaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Hirohiko SatoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Masashi MorimachiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Ayano ItoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Takashi UedaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Koichi ShiraishiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Masashi MatsushimaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Takayoshi SuzukiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Yasuhiro KogaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Tokai University · JPNational Center for Global Health and Medicine · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLipopolysaccharides (LPSs) of Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) are highly toxic and induce inflammation. Therefore, we investigated both the LPS activity and composition of GNB in the gastric fluid (GF) to assess the potential toxicity of them accumulated in the stomach.

methodsGF and saliva samples were obtained from 158 outpatients who were undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and 36 volunteers using a nasogastric tube. The LPS activity was measured by assay kits including recombinant Factor C or Limulus amebocyte lysate. To assess the bacterial composition in the samples, a 16S ribosomal DNA-based operational taxonomic unit analysis was performed. We focused on the genera representing >0.1% of the whole microbiota.

resultsWe found a high LPS activity in the GF samples with weak acidity (approximately > pH 4), whereas little/no activity in those with strong acidity (approximately < pH 2). Spearman test also demonstrated a close correlation between pH and LPS in those samples (r = 0.872). The relative abundance of GNB in the saliva showed no significant difference between the subject groups with weak- and strong-acidity GF. In addition, in the subjects whose GF acidity was weak, the GNB abundance in the GF was almost the same as that in the saliva. By contrast, in the subjects whose GF acidity was strong, the GNB abundance in the GF was significantly lower than that in the saliva. DISCUSSION: GNB that have recently moved from the oral cavity might account for the prominent LPS activity in a stomach with weak acidity.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeAgedFemaleGastric Acidity DeterminationGastric JuiceGastric MucosaGram-Negative BacteriaHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiddle AgedMouth MucosaSalivaLipopolysaccharides

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PMID32764206
PMCPMC7386353
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