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ArticleCell reports. Medicine2026

Multi-faceted characterization of the gut microbiome and metabolome in patients with primary Sjögren syndrome.

Changming Chen, Yida Xing, Guorui Xing, Fanxin Zeng, Ning Zheng, Shanshan Sha, Lin Zhao, Yue Zhang, Yi Ling, Xiaoling Yao and 13 more

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Changming ChenDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China; Chongqing Precision Medical Industry Technology Research Institute, Chongqing, China.
Yida XingDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Guorui XingPuensum Genetech Institute, Wuhan, China.
Fanxin ZengDazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, China.
Ning ZhengCenter for Microbiome Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shanshan ShaDepartment of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Lin ZhaoDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Yue ZhangPuensum Genetech Institute, Wuhan, China.
Yi LingDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.
Xiaoling YaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.
Can LiuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.
Yidi ZhangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.
Ting MeiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.
Ruochun GuoPuensum Genetech Institute, Wuhan, China.
Jian KangDepartment of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Lin ChengDepartment of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Shao FanDepartment of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Wen SunCentre for Translational Medicine, Shenzhen Bao'an Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, China; Key Laboratory of Health Cultivation of the Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Shenghui LiPuensum Genetech Institute, Wuhan, China.
Qiulong YanCenter for Microbiome Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Department of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China; Loudi Central Hospital, Loudi, China. Electronic address: qiulongy1988@163.com.
Xueming YaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China. Electronic address: yxming19@foxmail.com.
Xiaodan KongDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China. Electronic address: xiaodankong2008@sina.com.
Wukai MaDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China. Electronic address: walker55@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiome and its metabolomic potential in primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) remain largely unexplored. Here, we perform whole-metagenome shotgun sequencing of fecal samples from 206 pSS patients and 355 non-pSS controls, integrating compositional and functional profiling with serum and fecal metabolomes. pSS is associated with extensive multi-kingdom alterations, including 49 bacterial (e.g., Streptococcus parasanguinis, Ligilactobacillus salivarius, and Veillonella parvula), 19 fungal (notably Candida albicans), and 1,323 viral species. These signatures form robust inter-kingdom correlations and achieve high diagnostic accuracy in an independent validation cohort. Functional and metabolomic analyses reveal enrichment of toxin-related and aromatic pathways and depletion of protective metabolites in patients. pSS-enriched bacteria harbor abundant immunogenic epitopes, virulence factors, and antimicrobial resistance genes, and induce proinflammatory responses ex vivo. Together, these findings outline a multi-faceted microbial framework for pSS and suggest mechanistic links between gut dysbiosis and immune dysregulation.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeMetabolomeSjogren's SyndromeAdultBacteriaDysbiosisFecesFemaleHumansMaleMetabolomicsMetagenomeMiddle Agedaromatic metabolitesdiagnostic biomarkersgut-immune axismetabolomicsmetagenomicsmulti-kingdom microbiomemycobiomeprimary Sjögren’s syndromeviromevirulence factors

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