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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2020

Gut microbial characteristics of adult patients with allergy rhinitis.

Libing Zhu, Feng Xu, Wenrong Wan, Bin Yu, Lin Tang, Yimin Yang, Yanling Du, Zhangran Chen, Hongzhi Xu

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Article in Microbial cell factories, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 51 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Libing ZhuDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Feng XuInternal Medicine Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, China.
Wenrong WanInternal Medicine Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, China.
Bin YuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, China.
Lin TangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, China.
Yimin YangDepartment of Pediatrics, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, China.
Yanling DuDepartment of Acupuncture and Tuina, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Zhangran ChenDepartment of Digestive Diseases, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. zhangran22105@xmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5243-982X
Hongzhi XuDepartment of Digestive Diseases, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. xuhongzhi@xmu.edu.cn.
Union Hospital · CNXiamen University · CNFujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81900541Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province 2019J05005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough recent studies have indicated that intestinal microbiota dweller are involved in the pathogenesis of allergy rhinitis (AR), the influence of gut microbiota on AR adult has not been fully elucidated yet. Hence, we carried out this study to uncover the distinctive bacterial taxa that differentiate allergy rhinitis patients from healthy individuals. Feces samples from thirty three AR patients and thirty one healthy individuals were analyzed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

resultsResults showed that the bacterial diversity in AR group was significantly higher than that of the non-AR group. Bacterial communities between AR and non-AR group were significantly differentiated as revealed by Principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) and the variation within non-AR were higher than that of the counterpart. Firmicutes, Fusobacteria, Actinobacteria, Cyanobacteria and Chloroflexi were the significantly differed phyla taxa and the top significantly distinguished bacterial genus included Prevotella_9, Phascolarctobacterium, Roseburia, Megamonas, Alistipes, Lachnoclostridium and Fusobacterium. The higher network complexity in AR group were dominated by taxa belonging to Firmicutes. The predicted function, alpha linolenic acid metabolism and bacterial invasion of epithelial cells pathway were higher in non-AR group while gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) signaling pathway, Fc γ-R mediated phagocytosis and endocytosis were higher in AR patients. Although the bacterial diversity between moderate and severe AR patients showed no significant difference, the significant correlation between featured genus and total nasal symptom score or rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire, such as Butyricicoccus and Eisenbergiella, revealed the potential to intervene the AR status by means of gut microbiota.

conclusionsIn conclusion, patients with allergy rhinitis had distinguished gut microbiota characteritics in comparison with healthy controls. The results suggest that gut microbiota might play crucial roles in influencing the course and different symptoms of AR. Trial registration ChiCTR, ChiCTR1900028613. Registered 29 December 2019, https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=47650 .

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BiodiversityGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAdultChinaFecesFemaleGenome, BacterialHumansMaleMetagenomeQuality of LifeRhinitis, AllergicRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultRNA, Ribosomal, 16SAllergy rhinitisFunctional pathwayGut dysbiosisTotal nasal symptom score

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