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ArticleJournal of digestive diseases2021

Sex-based differences in fecal short-chain fatty acid and gut microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome patients.

Qing Hua Sun, Zuo Jing Liu, Lu Zhang, Hui Wei, Li Jin Song, Shi Wei Zhu, Mei Bo He, Li Ping Duan

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Article in Journal of digestive diseases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qing Hua SunDepartment of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zuo Jing LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Lu ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Hui WeiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Li Jin SongDepartment of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Shi Wei ZhuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Mei Bo HeInstitute of Systems Biomedicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Li Ping DuanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6886-6888
Peking University · CN

Funding

Capital Health Research and Development of Special 2016-2-4093National Natural Science Foundation of China 81670491
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo explore alterations in fecal short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) and gut microbiota in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel disease (IBS-D) and their relationships with clinical manifestations.

methodsWe recruited 162 patients with IBS-D and 66 healthy controls (HC). Their manifestations and psychological status were evaluated using the IBS severity scoring system and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Colorectal visceral sensitivity was evaluated using a barostat. Systemic inflammation was evaluated using plasma cytokine levels. Fecal SCFA were quantified using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, and fecal microbiota communities were analyzed using 16S rRNA sequencing.

resultsMore men presented with IBS-D than women in our patient cohort. Patients with IBS-D had more severe manifestations, higher HADS score, and a higher rate of previous infectious enteritis than HC. Notably, female patients had significantly higher HADS scores than male patients. Male patients had significantly higher levels of plasma interleukin (IL)-12, fecal propionate and colorectal visceral sensitivity than male HC, while no differences were observed between female patients and female HC. Fecal acetate, butyrate and valerate correlated with the initial visceral sensory threshold, stressors, and IL-10 and IL-12 levels. The propionate-producing Prevotella 9 genus was significantly increased in male patients and positively correlated with fecal propionate.

conclusionDistinct sex-based differences in clinical manifestations, fecal SCFA and microbiota richness are found in Chinese patients with IBS-D, which may be used to diagnose dysbiosis in these patients.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeIrritable Bowel SyndromeDiarrheaFatty Acids, VolatileFecesFemaleHumansMaleQuality of LifeRNA, Ribosomal, 16SFatty Acids, VolatileRNA, Ribosomal, 16Scytokinediagnosisgut microbiotairritable bowel syndromevolatile fatty acid

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PMID33822477
PMCPMC8252430
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