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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2026

Profiling of the mycobiome and metabolome: a comparative study of benign pulmonary nodules and lung adenocarcinoma.

Weiyi Zhang, Yuan Dong, Fangyan Chen, Fang Wang, Jiahui Li, Chunxi Liu, Tianyi Liu, Li Han, Xiaodong Jia

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Weiyi Zhang *Senior Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yuan Dong *Department of Pharmacy, Medical Security Center Stationed in the 5th Medical Center Pharmacy Room, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Fangyan Chen *Department for Disinfection and Infection Control, Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Fang WangDepartment of Pharmacy, Medical Security Center Stationed in the 5th Medical Center Pharmacy Room, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jiahui LiSenior Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Chunxi LiuSenior Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Tianyi LiuSenior Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Li HanDepartment for Disinfection and Infection Control, Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Xiaodong JiaSenior Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), the most common subtype of non-small cell lung cancer, is a form of malignant pulmonary nodule that requires clinical differentiation from benign pulmonary nodules (BPN). The mechanisms underlying the development of LUAD are complex, and effective non-invasive methods for differentiating BPN from LUAD are lacking. This study aimed not only to distinguish BPN from LUAD using gut fungi and serum metabolites, but also to establish an integrated network of gut fungi-metabolite-cytokine interactions. Methods: Fecal and serum samples from individuals with BPN and patients with LUAD were subjected to internal transcribed spacer sequencing, ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, and multiplex Luminex assays to quantify gut fungi, metabolites, and cytokines, respectively. Results: A significant difference in gut fungal communities was observed between the BPN and LUAD groups. Multiple genera and species were more abundant in LUAD than in BPN. Docosapentaenoic acid n-6 (DPAn-6), indole-3-propionic acid (IPA), and interferon-γ-induced protein 10 (IP-10) were significantly elevated in the LUAD group. The integrated model established using a combination of gut fungi and metabolites demonstrated excellent performance in distinguishing BPN from LUAD. A network of interactions was established among differentially abundant gut fungi, serum metabolites, and cytokines. Conclusion: Our study identifies a novel panel of fungal and metabolite biomarkers for differentiating between BPN and LUAD, and constructs a multi-omics network that provides new insights into investigating the mechanistic role of gut mycobiota dysbiosis in LUAD.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungFungiLung NeoplasmsMetabolomeMultiple Pulmonary NodulesMycobiomeAgedCytokinesFecesFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansMaleMiddle AgedTandem Mass SpectrometryCytokinesassociation networkbenign pulmonary nodulesdiagnostic modelgut fungilung adenocarcinomametabolite

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