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ArticleFrontiers in molecular neuroscience2024

The altered TBI fecal microbiome is stable and functionally distinct.

Richard B Pyles, Aaron L Miller, Randall J Urban, Melinda Sheffield-Moore, Traver J Wright, Carrie A Maxwell, Kathleen M Randolph, Christopher P Danesi, Kristen A McGovern, Jayson Vargas and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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Richard B PylesDepartment of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Aaron L MillerDepartment of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Randall J UrbanDepartment of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Melinda Sheffield-MooreDepartment of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Traver J WrightDepartment of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Carrie A MaxwellDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Kathleen M RandolphDepartment of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Christopher P DanesiDepartment of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Kristen A McGovernDepartment of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Jayson VargasJohn Sealy School of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Peyton ArmstrongJohn Sealy School of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Lisa KreberCentre for Neuro Skills, Bakersfield, CA, United States.
Giuliana CumpaCentre for Neuro Skills, Bakersfield, CA, United States.
Kevin RandallCentre for Neuro Skills, Bakersfield, CA, United States.
Melissa MorrisonCentre for Neuro Skills, Bakersfield, CA, United States.
Brent E MaselCentre for Neuro Skills, Bakersfield, CA, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Patients who suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) often experience chronic and sometimes debilitating sequelae. Recent reports have illustrated both acute and long-term dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal microbiome with significant alterations in composition and predicted functional consequences. Methods: Working with participants from past research, metagenomic stability of the TBI- associated fecal microbiome (FMB) was evaluated by custom qPCR array comparing a fecal sample from 2015 to one collected in 2020. Metatranscriptomics identified differently expressed bacterial genes and biochemical pathways in the TBI FMB. Microbiota that contributed the largest RNA amounts identified a set of core bacteria most responsible for functional consequences of the TBI FMB. Results: A remarkably stable FMB metagenome with significant similarity (two-tail Spearman nonparametric correlation Discussion: Functional differences between TBI and healthy control FMBs included amino acid metabolism, energy and carbon source usage, fatty acid metabolism, bacterial cell wall component production and nucleic acid synthesis and processing pathways. Together these data shed light on the functional consequences of the dysbiotic TBI FMB decades after injury.

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BIAFACfecal microbiomemetatranscriptomemicrobiometraumatic brain injury

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PMID38544523
PMCPMC10965628

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