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ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2025

Exploring Causal Relationships Between Gut Microbiota, Inflammatory Cytokines, and Inflammatory Dermatoses: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

Zirui Huang, Tao Lu, Jiahua Lin, Qike Ding, Xiaoting Li, Lihong Lin

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Zirui HuangDepartment of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Tao LuDepartment of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Jiahua LinDepartment of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Qike DingDepartment of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoting LiDepartment of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Lihong LinDepartment of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.

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Abstract

Background: Some studies have established a link between gut microbiota, inflammatory proteins, and inflammatory dermatoses. However, the mediating role of inflammatory proteins in the gut-skin axis remains unclear. Methods: Data on inflammatory proteins and gut microbiota were drawn from the GWAS catalog and MiBioGen consortium, with inflammatory skin disease data provided by the FinnGen consortium. Using genome-wide association studies (GWAS), we performed linkage disequilibrium score regression (LDSC) to assess genetic correlations and conducted a two-step Mendelian Randomization (MR) analysis to investigate circulating inflammatory proteins as potential mediators between gut microbiota and inflammatory dermatoses. Results: MR analysis identified 38 gut microbiota and 23 inflammatory proteins associated with inflammatory skin diseases. After false discovery rate (FDR) correction, four gut microbiota taxa- Conclusion: These findings provide potential targets for therapeutic interventions in inflammatory skin diseases.

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genetic correlationgut microbiotainflammatory dermatosesinflammatory proteinsMendelian randomization

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PMCPMC11912934

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