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ArticleScientific reports2021

Socioeconomic position links circulatory microbiota differences with biological age.

Hannah Craven, Dagmara McGuinness, Sarah Buchanan, Norman Galbraith, David H McGuinness, Brian Jones, Emilie Combet, Denise Mafra, Peter Bergman, Anne Ellaway and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Hannah Craven *Wolfson Wohl Translational Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, MVLS, Garscube Estate, University of Glasgow, Switchback Road, Glasgow, G61 1QH, UK.
Dagmara McGuinness *Wolfson Wohl Translational Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, MVLS, Garscube Estate, University of Glasgow, Switchback Road, Glasgow, G61 1QH, UK.
Sarah BuchananWolfson Wohl Translational Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, MVLS, Garscube Estate, University of Glasgow, Switchback Road, Glasgow, G61 1QH, UK.
Norman GalbraithNHS GG&C, Glasgow, UK.
David H McGuinnessGlasgow Polyomics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Brian JonesInstitute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Emilie CombetSchool of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Denise MafraFluminense Federal University (UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Peter BergmanDivision of Renal Medicine M99, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Anne EllawayInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, MVLS, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Peter StenvinkelDivision of Renal Medicine M99, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Umer Z IjazSchool of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. umer.ijaz@glasgow.ac.uk.
Paul G ShielsWolfson Wohl Translational Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, MVLS, Garscube Estate, University of Glasgow, Switchback Road, Glasgow, G61 1QH, UK. paul.shiels@glasgow.ac.uk.
University of Glasgow · GBKarolinska Institutet · SENHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde · GBUniversidade Federal Fluminense · BR

Funding

Chief Scientist Office PCL/21/03Chief Scientist Office SPHSU10Chief Scientist Office SPHSU19Medical Research Council MC_UU_00022/4Medical Research Council MC_UU_12017/10
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Imbalanced nutrition is associated with accelerated ageing, possibly mediated by microbiota. An analysis of the circulatory microbiota obtained from the leukocytes of participants in the MRC Twenty-07 general population cohort was performed. We now report that in this cohort, the most biologically aged exhibit a significantly higher abundance of circulatory pathogenic bacteria, including Neisseria, Rothia and Porphyromonas, while those less biologically aged possess more circulatory salutogenic (defined as being supportive of human health and wellbeing) bacteria, including Lactobacillus, Lachnospiraceae UCG-004 and Kocuria. The presence of these salutogenic bactreria is consistent with a capacity to metabolise and produce Nrf2 agonists. We also demonstrate that associated one carbon metabolism, notably betaine levels, did not vary with chronological age, but displayed a difference with socioeconomic position (SEP). Those at lower SEP possessed significantly lower betaine levels indicative of a poorer diet and poorer health span and consistent with reduced global DNA methylation levels in this group. Our data suggest a clear route to improving age related health and resilience based on dietary modulation of the microbiota.

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AdultAgedAgingBacteriaBetaineFemaleHumansLife StyleMaleMethylaminesMiddle AgedPhylogenyProspective StudiesRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSequence Analysis, DNASocioeconomic FactorsBetaineMethylaminesRNA, Ribosomal, 16Strimethyloxamine

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