Hua Zhang , Mengjiao Xue , Xinxin He , Lifang Sun , Qiang He , Yunguang Wang , Juan Jin
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Abstract
Background
Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is the main cause of infection-related mortality and the most common infectious disease that develops resistance to antibiotics. Gut microbiota and their associated metabolites are assumed to induce and influence the development of PTB. However, the alterations of gut microbiota and metabolites in TB patients is currently unclear.
Methods
Fecal samples were collected from 13 PTB patients, 13 LTBI patients, and 13 healthy controls (HC). 16S rRNA sequencing and metabolomics were used to analyze the changes in the intestinal microbiota and the composition of fecal metabolites in groups.
Results
Our findings indicated that the α-diversity of the gut microbiota in patients with PTB and LTBI decreases compared to HC, and at the phylum level, the relative abundance of Firmicutes decreases and the relative abundance of Bacteroides increases. And six genera were notably enriched in PTB patients and four in LTBI patients. Metabolomic analysis showed alterations in metabolite levels, such as short-chain fatty acids and amino acids.
Conclusions
we comprehensively explored the changes in the gut microbes and fecal metabolites in patients with PTB and LTBI from the perspective of the gut microbiota, which may provide potential diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for TB diagnosis and treatment.
期刊介绍:
Tuberculosis is a speciality journal focusing on basic experimental research on tuberculosis, notably on bacteriological, immunological and pathogenesis aspects of the disease. The journal publishes original research and reviews on the host response and immunology of tuberculosis and the molecular biology, genetics and physiology of the organism, however discourages submissions with a meta-analytical focus (for example, articles based on searches of published articles in public electronic databases, especially where there is lack of evidence of the personal involvement of authors in the generation of such material). We do not publish Clinical Case-Studies.
Areas on which submissions are welcomed include:
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Antimicrobial resistance-
Immunology-
Leprosy-
Microbiology, including microbial physiology-
Molecular epidemiology-
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Pathology-
Vaccine development.
This Journal does not accept case-reports.
The resurgence of interest in tuberculosis has accelerated the pace of relevant research and Tuberculosis has grown with it, as the only journal dedicated to experimental biomedical research in tuberculosis.