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ArticleJournal of Crohn's & colitis2025

Specific Bacterial Co-abundance Groups Are Associated With Inflammatory Status in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis.

Sushrut Jangi, Naisi Zhao, Katie Hsia, Young Soo Park, Dominique S Michaud, Hyuk Yoon

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Article in Journal of Crohn's & colitis, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Sushrut JangiDepartment of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Naisi ZhaoTufts University School of Medicine, Public Health and Community Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Katie HsiaDepartment of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Young Soo ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea.
Dominique S MichaudTufts University School of Medicine, Public Health and Community Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Hyuk YoonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2657-0349

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsWhile there is increasing interest in microbiome-directed therapies for patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), the identification of microbial targets remains elusive, underlining the need for novel approaches.

methodsUtilizing metagenomic data from the Study of a Prospective Adult Research Cohort with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (SPARC IBD), available via the IBD Plexus Program of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, we used a tree-based dichotomous approach to assemble distinct clusters of species-level bacterial co-abundance groups (CAGs). We evaluated the abundance of bacterial CAGs and fungal taxa during remission (n = 166) and activity (n = 46). We examined if the bacterial CAGs identified in our cohorts were conserved in 2 healthy cohorts and a Korean UC cohort.

resultsCAG3 and CAG8, dominated by bacteria from the family Lachnospiraceae, were associated with remission. Low abundance of CAG8 and elevated abundance of Candida genus were predictive of active UC. Constituents from CAG8 were influential hub species of the remission-associated microbial UC network, including Ruminococcus gnavus, Erysipelatoclostridium ramosum, Blautia, and Dorea species. These hub species interactions were preserved in 2 healthy cohorts and were partially recapitulated in a Korean UC cohort. CAG8 abundance correlated with the secondary bile acid production pathway. Bacterial CAGs did not correlate with Candida; however, Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Alistipes putredinis were negatively associated with Candida.

conclusionsLachnospiraceae-dominated bacterial CAGs were associated with remission in UC, with key bacterial interactions within the CAG also observed in 2 healthy cohorts and a Korean UC cohort. Bacterial CAG-based analyses may aid in designing candidate consortia for microbiome-based therapeutics.

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Colitis, UlcerativeGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAdultFecesFemaleHumansMaleMetagenomicsMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRemission InductionRepublic of Koreaconsortiamicrobial modulationMicrobiome

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PMID39126385
PMCPMC11725523

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