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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2025

Effects of high-dose glucocorticoids on gut microbiota in the treatment of Graves' ophthalmopathy.

Xinhuan Su, Zhenyu Tian, Yalun Fang, Shengnan Zhou, Shizhan Ma

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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Xinhuan Su *Department of Endocrinology, Department of Geriatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Zhenyu Tian *State Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0385-1460
Yalun FangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
Shengnan ZhouDepartment of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID 0009-0000-4404-1363
Shizhan MaDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID 0009-0002-3067-8616

Funding

MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 82370788Shandong Provincial Natural Science Youth Foundation ZR2021QH150
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many studies indicate the gut microbiome is associated with diseases caused by administering high-dose glucocorticoids (GCs), such as hypertension, hyperglycemia, and osteoporosis. However, the association between intestinal flora and the use of high-dose GCs remains elusive. We aimed to characterize gut microbiome in Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) patients after administering high-dose GCs. In this study, 20 primary GO patients were recruited. The differences in gut microbiota of GO patients before and after administering high-dose GCs were analyzed by 16S rDNA sequencing technology. Untargeted metabolomic analysis was used to examine the differences in gut metabolites between two groups. There were significant differences in α and β diversities of gut microbiota in GO patients before and after administering high-dose GCs. The random forest analysis indicated that three intestinal bacteria (

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BacteriaGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGlucocorticoidsGraves OphthalmopathyAdultAgedFecesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRNA, Ribosomal, 16SGlucocorticoidsRNA, Ribosomal, 16S5-hydroxytryptamineGraves' ophthalmopathygut microbiomehigh-dose glucocorticoidsshort-chain fatty acids

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PMID40261021
PMCPMC12131860

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