Soil contains a great diversity of microorganisms, among which are bacteria. This study aimed to explore bacterial diversity in soil samples in Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo. Environmental DNA was extracted...Soil contains a great diversity of microorganisms, among which are bacteria. This study aimed to explore bacterial diversity in soil samples in Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo. Environmental DNA was extracted. The illumina MiSeq sequencing was held and the diversity indices have been computed. Illumina MiSeq sequencing revealed 21 Phyla, four of which were abundant: Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes. Soil microbial communities in the studied samples were phylogenetically diverse but with a stable community structure. 17 classes are represented with relative abundances of Rihzobiales, Bacillales, Actinomycetales and Acidobacteriales. 40 families, the Alphaproteobacteria, the Bacilli and the 12 Actinobacteria. 83 orders among which the Rhizobiales are the most abundant followed by Bacillales and the least abundant followed by the Flavobacteriaceae. Of the 28 genera listed, the Bradyrhizobium is the most dominant in Mw3 and Mw4. 25 listed species, Bradyrhizobium, Bacillus, Actinoplanes, and Candidatu coribacter Acidobacterium are the most abundant species. The Shannon indices of Mw3 and Mw4 are equal, the H’max of Mw4 is greater than the H’max of Mw3. The Simpson index of Mw4 is equal to the Simpson index of Mw3, and the Pielou index (J) of Mw4 is less than the R of Mw3, but very close. This study opens interesting perspectives on the knowledge and exploitation of telluric bacteria in several areas of life.展开更多
[目的]确定嗜热蛋白酶生产菌DPE7的系统发育地位。[方法]通过PCR方法扩增出嗜热蛋白酶生产菌DPE7的16 S rRNA基因片段,并对其进行了克隆和测序。[结果]对该序列在GenBank中的BLAST结果表明,相似性高于99%的序列中大部分是泥土芽胞杆菌的...[目的]确定嗜热蛋白酶生产菌DPE7的系统发育地位。[方法]通过PCR方法扩增出嗜热蛋白酶生产菌DPE7的16 S rRNA基因片段,并对其进行了克隆和测序。[结果]对该序列在GenBank中的BLAST结果表明,相似性高于99%的序列中大部分是泥土芽胞杆菌的16 S rRNA基因序列,其中与Geobacillus toebii T1680的16 S rRNA基因序列相似性达99.60%。对菌株DPE7和其他13株泥土芽胞杆菌的16 S rRNA基因序列进行系统发育分析,菌株DPE7与其中的4株泥土芽胞杆菌聚类在一起。[结论]经16 S rRNA基因序列同源性比较和系统发育分析,确定菌株DPE7为泥土芽胞杆菌。展开更多
目的探索一种快速鉴定临床标本中革兰氏阳性杆菌的方法。方法利用PCR技术扩增待检菌株的16 S rRNA基因序列,通过分析待检菌株的16 S rRNA基因序列对其进行鉴定。结果 5株待检菌株的16 S rRNA基因序列均成功扩增,其中4株的16 S rRNA基因...目的探索一种快速鉴定临床标本中革兰氏阳性杆菌的方法。方法利用PCR技术扩增待检菌株的16 S rRNA基因序列,通过分析待检菌株的16 S rRNA基因序列对其进行鉴定。结果 5株待检菌株的16 S rRNA基因序列均成功扩增,其中4株的16 S rRNA基因序列与基因库中已注册的核酸序列相似率达99.9%以上,将其鉴定到种的水平,1株的16 S rRNA基因序列与基因库中雷弗森菌属的核酸序列相似率为97.09%,将其鉴定为雷弗森菌属。结论应用16 S rRNA基因序列分析可快速、准确地鉴定临床标本中的革兰氏阳性杆菌。展开更多
A better understanding of bacterioplankton community shifts following change in marine environments is critical to predict the marine ecosystem function. In order to get a snapshot of the microbial taxonomy profiling ...A better understanding of bacterioplankton community shifts following change in marine environments is critical to predict the marine ecosystem function. In order to get a snapshot of the microbial taxonomy profiling of a wide range marine area, a quick, convenient and low cost method would be favorable. In this study, we developed a 16S rRNA gene-based microarray using ARB software, which contained 447 probes targeting 160 families of marine bacteria. The specificity, sensitivity and quantitative capability of this microarray were assessed by single cloned16S rRNA genes. The reliability of this microarray was tested by eight environmental samples. The results showed that the microarray was specific, only 1.16% false results were detected in five single-clone hybridization tests. The microarray could detect DNA samples as few as 1 ng/μL and the signal intensity could reflect the relative abundance of the bacteria in the range of 1 ng/μL to 100 ng/μL of DNA concentration. Hybridization with environmental samples showed that it can discriminate bacterioplankton communities by sites and time. High throughput sequencing results from the eight samples confirmed the hybridization results. It indicated that this developed microarray could be used as a convenient tool to monitor the bacterioplankton community in marine environment.展开更多
Studies have shown that gut microbiota metabolites can enter the central nervous system via the blood-spinal cord barrier and cause neuroinflammation, thus constituting secondary injury after spinal cord injury. To in...Studies have shown that gut microbiota metabolites can enter the central nervous system via the blood-spinal cord barrier and cause neuroinflammation, thus constituting secondary injury after spinal cord injury. To investigate the correlation between gut microbiota and metabolites and the possible mechanism underlying the effects of gut microbiota on secondary injury after spinal cord injury, in this study, we established mouse models of T8–T10 traumatic spinal cord injury. We used 16 S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and metabolomics to reveal the changes in gut microbiota and metabolites in fecal samples from the mouse model. Results showed a severe gut microbiota disturbance after spinal cord injury, which included marked increases in pro-inflammatory bacteria, such as Shigella, Bacteroides, Rikenella, Staphylococcus, and Mucispirillum and decreases in anti-inflammatory bacteria, such as Lactobacillus, Allobaculum, and Sutterella. Meanwhile, we identified 27 metabolites that decreased and 320 metabolites that increased in the injured spinal cord. Combined with pathway enrichment analysis, five markedly differential amino acids(L-leucine, L-methionine, L-phenylalanine, L-isoleucine and L-valine) were screened out, which play a pivotal role in activating oxidative stress and inflammatory responses following spinal cord injury. Integrated correlation analysis indicated that the alteration of gut microbiota was related to the differences in amino acids, which suggests that disturbances in gut microbiota might participate in the secondary injury through the accumulation of partial metabolites that activate oxidative stress and inflammatory responses. Findings from this study provide a new theoretical basis for improving the secondary injury after spinal cord injury through fecal microbial transplantation.展开更多
Rice paddy-field microbial fuel cells (RPF-MFCs) are devices that exploit rhizosphere bacteria to generate electricity from soil organic matter, including those excreted from roots. Previous studies have examined fact...Rice paddy-field microbial fuel cells (RPF-MFCs) are devices that exploit rhizosphere bacteria to generate electricity from soil organic matter, including those excreted from roots. Previous studies have examined factors affecting electric outputs from RPF-MFCs and demonstrated that RPFMFC was able to generate electricity up to 80 mW·m<sup>-2</sup> (based on the projected area of anode). The present study operated RPF-MFCs with different sizes of anodes and cathodes and examined how electrode sizes affected electricity generation. We show that anodes are the limiting factor for electricity generation immediately after commencing the operation, while cathodes become the limiting factor after anode performances are sufficiently increased. RPF-MFC achieved the maximum power density of 140 mW·m<sup>-2</sup> (based on the projected area of anode), when the cathode is sufficiently larger than the anode. Results suggest that the cathode needs to be improved for eliciting the maximum capacity of rhizosphere bacteria for electricity generation in RPF-MFC.展开更多
BACKGROUND Integrative multi-omic approaches have been increasingly applied to discovery and functional studies of complex human diseases.Short-term preoperative antibiotics have been adopted to reduce site infections...BACKGROUND Integrative multi-omic approaches have been increasingly applied to discovery and functional studies of complex human diseases.Short-term preoperative antibiotics have been adopted to reduce site infections in colorectal cancer(CRC)resections.We hypothesize that the antibiotics will impact analysis of multi-omic datasets generated from resection samples to investigate biological CRC risk factors.AIM To assess the impact of preoperative antibiotics and other variables on integrated microbiome and human transcriptomic data generated from archived CRC resection samples.METHODS Genomic DNA(gDNA)and RNA were extracted from prospectively collected 51 pairs of frozen sporadic CRC tumor and adjacent non-tumor mucosal samples from 50 CRC patients archived at a single medical center from 2010-2020.The 16S rRNA gene sequencing(V3V4 region,paired end,300 bp)and confirmatory quantitative polymerase chain reaction(qPCR)assays were conducted on gDNA.RNA sequencing(IPE,125 bp)was performed on parallel tumor and non-tumor RNA samples with RNA Integrity Numbers scores≥6.RESULTS PERMANOVA detected significant effects of tumor vs nontumor histology(P=0.002)and antibiotics(P=0.001)on microbialβ-diversity,but CRC tumor location(left vs right),diabetes mellitus vs not diabetic and Black/African Ancestry(AA)vs not Black/AA,did not reach significance.Linear mixed models detected significant tumor vs nontumor histology*antibiotics interaction terms for 14 genus level taxa.QPCR confirmed increased Fusobacterium abundance in tumor vs nontumor groups,and detected significantly reduced bacterial load in the(+)antibiotics group.Principal coordinate analysis of the transcriptomic data showed a clear separation between tumor and nontumor samples.Differentially expressed genes obtained from separate analyses of tumor and nontumor samples,are presented for the antibiotics,CRC location,diabetes and Black/AA race groups.CONCLUSION Recent adoption of additional preoperative antibiotics as standard of care,has a measurable impact on-omics analysis of resected specimens.This study still confirmed increased Fusobacterium nucleatum in tumor.展开更多
Background Antimicrobial alternatives are urgently needed,including for poultry production systems.In this study,we tested the potential broad-range antimicrobial alternative peracetic acid,delivered in feed via the h...Background Antimicrobial alternatives are urgently needed,including for poultry production systems.In this study,we tested the potential broad-range antimicrobial alternative peracetic acid,delivered in feed via the hydrolysis of encapsulated precursors through a 28-day study using 375 Ross 308 broiler chickens.We tested two peracetic acid concentrations,30 and 80 mg/kg on birds housed on re-used litter,and we evaluated the impact of both levels on gut microbial communities,bacterial concentration,antimicrobial resistance genes relative abundance and growth performance when compared to control birds housed on either clean or re-used litter.Results Body weight gain and feed conversion ratio improved in peracetic acid fed birds.At d 28,birds given 30 mg/kg of peracetic acid had a decreased Firmicutes and an increased Proteobacteria abundance in the jejunum,accompanied by an increase in Bacillus,Flavonifractor and Rombustia in the caeca,and a decreased abundance of tetracycline resistance genes.Chicken given 80 mg/kg of peracetic acid had greater caecal abundance of macrolides lincosamides and streptogramins resistance genes.Growth performance on clean litter was reduced compared to reused litter,which concurred with increased caecal abundance of Blautia,decreased caecal abundance of Escherichia/Shigella,Anaerostipes and Jeotgalicoccus,and greater gene abundance of vancomycin,tetracycline,and macrolides resistance genes.Conclusions Peracetic acid could be used as a safe broad-spectrum antimicrobial alternative in broilers.Encapsulated precursors were able to reduce the bacterial concentration in the jejunum whilst promoting the proliferation of probiotic genera in the caeca,especially at the low peracetic acid concentrations tested,and improve growth performance.Moreover,our findings offer further insights on potential benefits of rearing birds on re-used litter,suggesting that the latter could be associated with better performance and reduced antimicrobial resistance risk compared to clean litter rearing.展开更多
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia(SP) and its relationship with gut microbiota alterations in patients with hematological diseases before and after hematopoietic stem cel...Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia(SP) and its relationship with gut microbiota alterations in patients with hematological diseases before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation(HSCT).Methods: A total of 108 patients with various hematological disorders were selected from Peking University People’s Hospital. SP was screened and diagnosed based on the 2019 Asian Sarcopenia Diagnosis Strategy. Physical measurements and fecal samples were collected, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing was conducted. Alpha and beta diversity analyses were performed to evaluate gut microbiota composition and diversity.Results: After HSCT, significant decreases in calf circumference and body mass index(BMI) were observed,accompanied by a decline in physical function. Gut microbiota analyses revealed significant differences in the relative abundance of Enterococcus, Bacteroides, Blautia and Dorea species before and after HSCT(P<0.05). Before HSCT, sarcopenic patients had lower Dorea levels and higher Phascolarctobacterium levels than non-sarcopenia patients(P<0.01). After HSCT, no significant differences in species abundance were observed. Alpha diversity analysis showed significant differences in species diversity among the groups, with the highest diversity in the postHSCT 90-day group and the lowest in the post-HSCT 30-day group. Beta diversity analysis revealed significant differences in species composition between pre-and post-HSCT time points but not between SP groups. Linear discriminant analysis effect size(LEfSe) identified Alistipes, Rikenellaceae, Alistipes putredinis, Prevotellaceae defectiva and Blautia coccoides as biomarkers for the pre-HSCT sarcopenia group. Functional predictions showed significant differences in anaerobic, biofilm-forming and oxidative stress-tolerant functions among the groups(P<0.05).Conclusions: This study demonstrated a significant decline in physical function after HSCT and identified potential gut microbiota biomarkers and functional alterations associated with SP in patients with hematological disorders. Further research is needed to explore the underlying mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets.展开更多
文摘Soil contains a great diversity of microorganisms, among which are bacteria. This study aimed to explore bacterial diversity in soil samples in Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo. Environmental DNA was extracted. The illumina MiSeq sequencing was held and the diversity indices have been computed. Illumina MiSeq sequencing revealed 21 Phyla, four of which were abundant: Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes. Soil microbial communities in the studied samples were phylogenetically diverse but with a stable community structure. 17 classes are represented with relative abundances of Rihzobiales, Bacillales, Actinomycetales and Acidobacteriales. 40 families, the Alphaproteobacteria, the Bacilli and the 12 Actinobacteria. 83 orders among which the Rhizobiales are the most abundant followed by Bacillales and the least abundant followed by the Flavobacteriaceae. Of the 28 genera listed, the Bradyrhizobium is the most dominant in Mw3 and Mw4. 25 listed species, Bradyrhizobium, Bacillus, Actinoplanes, and Candidatu coribacter Acidobacterium are the most abundant species. The Shannon indices of Mw3 and Mw4 are equal, the H’max of Mw4 is greater than the H’max of Mw3. The Simpson index of Mw4 is equal to the Simpson index of Mw3, and the Pielou index (J) of Mw4 is less than the R of Mw3, but very close. This study opens interesting perspectives on the knowledge and exploitation of telluric bacteria in several areas of life.
文摘[目的]确定嗜热蛋白酶生产菌DPE7的系统发育地位。[方法]通过PCR方法扩增出嗜热蛋白酶生产菌DPE7的16 S rRNA基因片段,并对其进行了克隆和测序。[结果]对该序列在GenBank中的BLAST结果表明,相似性高于99%的序列中大部分是泥土芽胞杆菌的16 S rRNA基因序列,其中与Geobacillus toebii T1680的16 S rRNA基因序列相似性达99.60%。对菌株DPE7和其他13株泥土芽胞杆菌的16 S rRNA基因序列进行系统发育分析,菌株DPE7与其中的4株泥土芽胞杆菌聚类在一起。[结论]经16 S rRNA基因序列同源性比较和系统发育分析,确定菌株DPE7为泥土芽胞杆菌。
文摘目的探索一种快速鉴定临床标本中革兰氏阳性杆菌的方法。方法利用PCR技术扩增待检菌株的16 S rRNA基因序列,通过分析待检菌株的16 S rRNA基因序列对其进行鉴定。结果 5株待检菌株的16 S rRNA基因序列均成功扩增,其中4株的16 S rRNA基因序列与基因库中已注册的核酸序列相似率达99.9%以上,将其鉴定到种的水平,1株的16 S rRNA基因序列与基因库中雷弗森菌属的核酸序列相似率为97.09%,将其鉴定为雷弗森菌属。结论应用16 S rRNA基因序列分析可快速、准确地鉴定临床标本中的革兰氏阳性杆菌。
基金The Science and Technology Support Program of Tianjin Municipal under contract Nos 15ZCZDSF00620 and11ZCKFSY07800the Open Fund for Priority Discipline of Zhejiang Province under contract No.xkzsc10
文摘A better understanding of bacterioplankton community shifts following change in marine environments is critical to predict the marine ecosystem function. In order to get a snapshot of the microbial taxonomy profiling of a wide range marine area, a quick, convenient and low cost method would be favorable. In this study, we developed a 16S rRNA gene-based microarray using ARB software, which contained 447 probes targeting 160 families of marine bacteria. The specificity, sensitivity and quantitative capability of this microarray were assessed by single cloned16S rRNA genes. The reliability of this microarray was tested by eight environmental samples. The results showed that the microarray was specific, only 1.16% false results were detected in five single-clone hybridization tests. The microarray could detect DNA samples as few as 1 ng/μL and the signal intensity could reflect the relative abundance of the bacteria in the range of 1 ng/μL to 100 ng/μL of DNA concentration. Hybridization with environmental samples showed that it can discriminate bacterioplankton communities by sites and time. High throughput sequencing results from the eight samples confirmed the hybridization results. It indicated that this developed microarray could be used as a convenient tool to monitor the bacterioplankton community in marine environment.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos. 81771346, 82071383the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Key Project),No. ZR2020KH007+3 种基金the Taishan Scholar Youth Program of Shandong Province,No. tsqn201812156Academic Promotion Program of Shandong First Medical University,Nos. 2019QL025, 2019RC021Spring Industry Leader Talent Support Plan,No. 201984Rongxiang Regenerative Medicine Fund,No. 2019SDRX-23 (all to BN)。
文摘Studies have shown that gut microbiota metabolites can enter the central nervous system via the blood-spinal cord barrier and cause neuroinflammation, thus constituting secondary injury after spinal cord injury. To investigate the correlation between gut microbiota and metabolites and the possible mechanism underlying the effects of gut microbiota on secondary injury after spinal cord injury, in this study, we established mouse models of T8–T10 traumatic spinal cord injury. We used 16 S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and metabolomics to reveal the changes in gut microbiota and metabolites in fecal samples from the mouse model. Results showed a severe gut microbiota disturbance after spinal cord injury, which included marked increases in pro-inflammatory bacteria, such as Shigella, Bacteroides, Rikenella, Staphylococcus, and Mucispirillum and decreases in anti-inflammatory bacteria, such as Lactobacillus, Allobaculum, and Sutterella. Meanwhile, we identified 27 metabolites that decreased and 320 metabolites that increased in the injured spinal cord. Combined with pathway enrichment analysis, five markedly differential amino acids(L-leucine, L-methionine, L-phenylalanine, L-isoleucine and L-valine) were screened out, which play a pivotal role in activating oxidative stress and inflammatory responses following spinal cord injury. Integrated correlation analysis indicated that the alteration of gut microbiota was related to the differences in amino acids, which suggests that disturbances in gut microbiota might participate in the secondary injury through the accumulation of partial metabolites that activate oxidative stress and inflammatory responses. Findings from this study provide a new theoretical basis for improving the secondary injury after spinal cord injury through fecal microbial transplantation.
文摘Rice paddy-field microbial fuel cells (RPF-MFCs) are devices that exploit rhizosphere bacteria to generate electricity from soil organic matter, including those excreted from roots. Previous studies have examined factors affecting electric outputs from RPF-MFCs and demonstrated that RPFMFC was able to generate electricity up to 80 mW·m<sup>-2</sup> (based on the projected area of anode). The present study operated RPF-MFCs with different sizes of anodes and cathodes and examined how electrode sizes affected electricity generation. We show that anodes are the limiting factor for electricity generation immediately after commencing the operation, while cathodes become the limiting factor after anode performances are sufficiently increased. RPF-MFC achieved the maximum power density of 140 mW·m<sup>-2</sup> (based on the projected area of anode), when the cathode is sufficiently larger than the anode. Results suggest that the cathode needs to be improved for eliciting the maximum capacity of rhizosphere bacteria for electricity generation in RPF-MFC.
基金National Cancer Institute,No.P20 CA192994National Cancer Institute,No.P20 CA192996Simons Foundation,No.415604。
文摘BACKGROUND Integrative multi-omic approaches have been increasingly applied to discovery and functional studies of complex human diseases.Short-term preoperative antibiotics have been adopted to reduce site infections in colorectal cancer(CRC)resections.We hypothesize that the antibiotics will impact analysis of multi-omic datasets generated from resection samples to investigate biological CRC risk factors.AIM To assess the impact of preoperative antibiotics and other variables on integrated microbiome and human transcriptomic data generated from archived CRC resection samples.METHODS Genomic DNA(gDNA)and RNA were extracted from prospectively collected 51 pairs of frozen sporadic CRC tumor and adjacent non-tumor mucosal samples from 50 CRC patients archived at a single medical center from 2010-2020.The 16S rRNA gene sequencing(V3V4 region,paired end,300 bp)and confirmatory quantitative polymerase chain reaction(qPCR)assays were conducted on gDNA.RNA sequencing(IPE,125 bp)was performed on parallel tumor and non-tumor RNA samples with RNA Integrity Numbers scores≥6.RESULTS PERMANOVA detected significant effects of tumor vs nontumor histology(P=0.002)and antibiotics(P=0.001)on microbialβ-diversity,but CRC tumor location(left vs right),diabetes mellitus vs not diabetic and Black/African Ancestry(AA)vs not Black/AA,did not reach significance.Linear mixed models detected significant tumor vs nontumor histology*antibiotics interaction terms for 14 genus level taxa.QPCR confirmed increased Fusobacterium abundance in tumor vs nontumor groups,and detected significantly reduced bacterial load in the(+)antibiotics group.Principal coordinate analysis of the transcriptomic data showed a clear separation between tumor and nontumor samples.Differentially expressed genes obtained from separate analyses of tumor and nontumor samples,are presented for the antibiotics,CRC location,diabetes and Black/AA race groups.CONCLUSION Recent adoption of additional preoperative antibiotics as standard of care,has a measurable impact on-omics analysis of resected specimens.This study still confirmed increased Fusobacterium nucleatum in tumor.
基金funded by the UK Department of Health and Social Care as part of the Global AMR Innovation Fund(GAMRIF,Project 104990)supports early-stage innovative research in underfunded areas of antimicrobial resistance(AMR)research and development for the benefit of those in low-and middle-income countries(LMICs),who bear the greatest burden of AMR.
文摘Background Antimicrobial alternatives are urgently needed,including for poultry production systems.In this study,we tested the potential broad-range antimicrobial alternative peracetic acid,delivered in feed via the hydrolysis of encapsulated precursors through a 28-day study using 375 Ross 308 broiler chickens.We tested two peracetic acid concentrations,30 and 80 mg/kg on birds housed on re-used litter,and we evaluated the impact of both levels on gut microbial communities,bacterial concentration,antimicrobial resistance genes relative abundance and growth performance when compared to control birds housed on either clean or re-used litter.Results Body weight gain and feed conversion ratio improved in peracetic acid fed birds.At d 28,birds given 30 mg/kg of peracetic acid had a decreased Firmicutes and an increased Proteobacteria abundance in the jejunum,accompanied by an increase in Bacillus,Flavonifractor and Rombustia in the caeca,and a decreased abundance of tetracycline resistance genes.Chicken given 80 mg/kg of peracetic acid had greater caecal abundance of macrolides lincosamides and streptogramins resistance genes.Growth performance on clean litter was reduced compared to reused litter,which concurred with increased caecal abundance of Blautia,decreased caecal abundance of Escherichia/Shigella,Anaerostipes and Jeotgalicoccus,and greater gene abundance of vancomycin,tetracycline,and macrolides resistance genes.Conclusions Peracetic acid could be used as a safe broad-spectrum antimicrobial alternative in broilers.Encapsulated precursors were able to reduce the bacterial concentration in the jejunum whilst promoting the proliferation of probiotic genera in the caeca,especially at the low peracetic acid concentrations tested,and improve growth performance.Moreover,our findings offer further insights on potential benefits of rearing birds on re-used litter,suggesting that the latter could be associated with better performance and reduced antimicrobial resistance risk compared to clean litter rearing.
基金supported by Grant National Key R&D Program of China (No.2020YFC2005600 and No.2020YFC2005605)。
文摘Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia(SP) and its relationship with gut microbiota alterations in patients with hematological diseases before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation(HSCT).Methods: A total of 108 patients with various hematological disorders were selected from Peking University People’s Hospital. SP was screened and diagnosed based on the 2019 Asian Sarcopenia Diagnosis Strategy. Physical measurements and fecal samples were collected, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing was conducted. Alpha and beta diversity analyses were performed to evaluate gut microbiota composition and diversity.Results: After HSCT, significant decreases in calf circumference and body mass index(BMI) were observed,accompanied by a decline in physical function. Gut microbiota analyses revealed significant differences in the relative abundance of Enterococcus, Bacteroides, Blautia and Dorea species before and after HSCT(P<0.05). Before HSCT, sarcopenic patients had lower Dorea levels and higher Phascolarctobacterium levels than non-sarcopenia patients(P<0.01). After HSCT, no significant differences in species abundance were observed. Alpha diversity analysis showed significant differences in species diversity among the groups, with the highest diversity in the postHSCT 90-day group and the lowest in the post-HSCT 30-day group. Beta diversity analysis revealed significant differences in species composition between pre-and post-HSCT time points but not between SP groups. Linear discriminant analysis effect size(LEfSe) identified Alistipes, Rikenellaceae, Alistipes putredinis, Prevotellaceae defectiva and Blautia coccoides as biomarkers for the pre-HSCT sarcopenia group. Functional predictions showed significant differences in anaerobic, biofilm-forming and oxidative stress-tolerant functions among the groups(P<0.05).Conclusions: This study demonstrated a significant decline in physical function after HSCT and identified potential gut microbiota biomarkers and functional alterations associated with SP in patients with hematological disorders. Further research is needed to explore the underlying mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets.
