ArticleImmunity, inflammation and disease2024
Associations between gut microbiota and chronic sinusitis: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.
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- Dual-Phase Immunomodulation by the Bovine β-Casein Peptide KEMPFPK: Insights into Potential TLR Interaction and Gut Microbiota-Mediated Effects.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Associations between gut microbiota and chronic sinusitis: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundStudies have indicated a close association between dysbiosis of the gut microbiota and chronic sinusitis. However, the causal relationship between the gut microbiota and the risk of chronic sinusitis remains unclear.
methodsUsing genome-wide association study (GWAS) data for the gut microbiota and chronic sinusitis, we conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study to determine the potential causal relationship between the microbiota and chronic sinusitis. We employed the inverse variance-weighted (IVW) method as the primary analytical approach to estimate the effect. Additionally, sensitivity, heterogeneity, and pleiotropy analyses were conducted to evaluate the robustness of the results. Reverse MR analysis was also applied to investigate potential reverse causality.
resultsThrough MR analysis, we identified 17 gut microbiota classifications that are closely associated with chronic sinusitis. However, after Bonferroni multiple correction, only class Bacilli (odds ratio: 0.785, 95% confidence interval: 0.677-0.911, p = .001, false discovery rate = 0.023) maintained a significant causal negative relationship with chronic sinusitis. Sensitivity analysis did not reveal any evidence of heterogeneity or horizontal pleiotropy. Reverse MR analysis found five gut microbiota classifications that are significantly associated with chronic sinusitis, but they were no longer significant after Bonferroni multiple correction. There was no evidence to suggest a reverse causal relationship between chronic sinusitis and class Bacilli.
conclusionSpecific gut microbiota predicted by genetics exhibit a potential causal relationship with chronic sinusitis, and class Bacilli may have a protective effect on chronic sinusitis.
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