ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) on the composition of intestinal microbiota among the biliopancreatic limb, the Roux limb, and the common channel in normal Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. MethodsSixteen SD rats were randomly divided into sham surgery group (Sham group) and RYGB group, each group enrolled 8 rats. Rats in Sham group underwent sham surgery of end to end anastomosis in situ after cutting off the stomach and jejunum, and rats in RYGB group underwent RYGB. Then quantitative real-time PCR (RT-PCR) method was used to detect the expression of total bacteria, Bifidobacterium, Bacteroides, and Lactobacillus mRNA at biliopancreatic limb, the Roux limb, and the common channel. At last the comparison of mRNA in 4 kinds of bacteria was performed. ResultsCompared with Sham group, the weight of rats in RYGB group was lower at 8 weeks after surgery (P<0.01). RT-PCR results showed that, expression levels of total bacteria, Bifidobacterium, and Bacteroides mRNA at the Roux limb and the common channel in RYGB group were higher than corresponding site of rats in Sham group (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference at biliopancreatic limb between the 2 groups (P>0.05). Expression level of Lactobacillus mRNA at the Roux limb in RYGB group was higher than corresponding site of rats in Sham group (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference at biliopancreatic limb and the common channel between the 2 groups (P>0.05). ConclusionRYGB can significantly improve expression levels of the total bacteria, Bifidobacterium, and Bacteroides mRNA at Roux limb and the common channel, increase the level of Lactobacillus mRNA at Roux limb, while has no influence on biliopancreatic limb.
Objective To overview the systematic review(SR) of efficacy and safety of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Methods PubMed, The Cochrane Library, EMbase, CNKI, VIP, WanFang Data databases and related website (http://scholar.google.com/) were electronically searched to collect SR and meta-analysis on FMT of CDI. The quality of collected documents and evidences were evaluated by OQAQ (Overview Quality Assessment Questionnaire) and GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation), respectively. Results Eleven SRs were included, in which 4 were completed by meta-analysis. The results of OQAQ showed that the score of one review was 2, the others SR received scores from 5 to 9. There were 9 SRs had reported the CDI clinical resolution rate (CRR), of which one SR showed CRR was 36.2%, and the others showed CRR were about 90%. Compared to upper gastrointestinal FMT, all studies showed lower gastrointestinal FMT (colonoscopy, enemas, etc.) had a higher CRR. The outcomes of selection and random fecal donor had no significant differences, and authors suggested that there should be made a standardization of donor screening table for safe fecal. Present evidence showed FMT were safety, and the majority of adverse events of FMT appeared to be mild, self-limiting and gastrointestinal in nature. The GRADE quality level of SR indicated from very low to moderate. Conclusion FMT, as a treatment for CDI, shows significant efficacy and safety, but need more high-level evidences because of its clinical translation difficulties. The study also give a reference to develop standardized clinical pathways of FMT to policy researchers.
The incidence and mortality of esophageal cancer are high, with strong invasiveness and poor prognosis. In China, the number of morbidity and death accounts for about half of the world. The cause of the disease has not yet been clarified, and it is known to be related to many factors such as chronic damage to the upper digestive tract caused by poor diet and lifestyle, heredity and environment. With the continuous advancement of molecular biology technology, metagenomics and high-throughput sequencing began to be used as non-culture methods instead of traditional culture methods for micro-ecological analysis, and is becoming a research hotspot. Many studies have shown that the disturbance of upper digestive tract microecology may be one of the causes of esophageal cancer, which affects the occurrence and development of esophageal cancer through complex interactions with the body and various mechanisms. This paper reviews the research progress, which is of great significance to further clarify the value of upper gastrointestinal microecology in the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer.
ObjectiveTo summarize the recent advances in the pathogenic mechanism of microorganisms and pancreatic cancer.MethodThrough the retrieval of relevant literatures, the recent progresses in the study of microorganism and pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer were reviewed.ResultsIn recent years, the potential role of intestinal microbiota in the pathogenic mechanism of pancreatic cancer had been studied. The studies found that the microbiome played an important role in the development of pancreatic cancer. Among them, the infections of Helicobacter pylori, oral pathogenic bacteria such as the Porphyromonas ginggivalis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Phylum fusobacteria, and the changes of composition and diversity of intestinal microflora were closely related to the pancreatic cancer. The microorganisms induced the chronic inflammation and immune response through multiple pathways. The bacterial lipopolysaccharide stimulated the mutations in the KARS gene and mediated the inflammatory response by activating the nuclear factor-κB signaling pathway through Toll like receptor. The oral pathogenic microorganisms and Helicobacter pylori could also promote the cancer progression by secreting toxins that activated cancer-related signaling pathways.ConclusionsBacteria might be important carcinogens. These microorganisms promote development of cancer by causing chronic inflammation, activating cancer-related pathways, activating immune response, oxidative stress, and damaging DNA double strands.
ObjectiveTo summarize the current status of research in the correlation between the liver diseases and oral microbiota, to provide the scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of oral diseases in the patients with liver diseases, and to provide the guidance for further research on the biomarkers for the noninvasive diagnosis of liver diseases.MethodThe related literatures about the studies of correlation between liver diseases and oral microbiota were reviewed by searching the databases such as the PubMed, Web of Science, CNKI, and Wanfang, etc.ResultsAs the second richest microbiota, the oral flora closely interacted with the hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, cirrhosis, liver cancer, etc. Meanwhile, the prognosis of patients underwent liver transplantation was also closely correlated to oral flora.ConclusionsSpecific oral flora in patients with different liver diseases may be a potential non-invasive diagnostic biomarker. At the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to oral health and maintain oral microbiota balance for preventing and treating of liver diseases.
Perioperative neurocognitive disorder (PND) is one of the common perioperative complications in surgical patients, which has been concerned by most researchers. With the gradual increase of the elderly population in China, the complexity of individual diseases and the risk of PND is more and more severe. In recent years, a large number of studies have confirmed the close relationship between intestinal flora and neurological diseases and various studies have also proved that gut microbiota may contribute to the occurrence and development of PND. Based on the current studies, this article summarizes the effects of gut microbiota on PND, including possible mechanisms and intervention measures, providing some ideas for researchers and treatment of PND.
ObjectiveTo analyze the effects of alcohol consumption on oral flora of middle-aged and elderly men from the core area of southwestern China, and explore the relationship between excessive-alcohol-consumption-related flora and alcohol-related cancer.MethodsFrom March to June 2018, saliva samples of target subjects were collected for 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing, and a questionnaire survey which took drinking history of each participant as the target variable was conducted. According to the amount of alcohol consumed, the subjects were divided into non-drinking group, moderate-drinking group, and excessive-drinking group. The microbial analysis of α diversity, analysis of group difference of oral flora abundance, bacterial function prediction, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve model prediction were carried out.ResultsA total of 59 subjects were included. There were 23 cases (39.0%) in the non-drinking group, 23 cases (39.0%) in the moderate-drinking group, and 13 cases (22.0%) in the excessive-drinking group. The average age was (61.90±8.85) years. Excessive drinking increased the abundance of oral flora (P<0.05), and could change the abundance of specific genus such as Peptostreptococcus and TM7［G-6］ (P<0.05) and regulate cancer-related pathways (P<0.05). ROC analysis found that a panel of three genus oral bacteria such as TM7［G-6］ might effectively distinguish the non-drinking group from the excessive-drinking group (area under curve=0.915).ConclusionsGenus of Peptostreptococcus and TM7_［G-6］ are the potential oral flora biomarkers for the excessive-drinking of target subjects. Some excessive drinking-related flora are closely related to oral cancer.
ObjectiveTo establisht a gut microbiota mice model for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and its evaluation.MethodsThe mice received FMT from healthy individuals, COPD Ⅰ-Ⅱ subjects, or COPD Ⅲ–Ⅳ subjects. After microbiota depletion, the FMT was performed by a single oral administration of 100 μL per mouse every other day, for a total of 14 times in 28 days. On the 29th day, the peripheral blood mononuclear cells were analyzed, the gut microbiota of mice before and after FMT was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and the mice model were evaluated.ResultsThe operational taxonomic units, Chao 1 and Shannon indexes of mice all decreased significantly after antibiotic treatment (P<0.001), but increased significantly after FMT from healthy individuals, COPD Ⅰ-Ⅱ subjects, or COPD Ⅲ–Ⅳ subjects (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The abundance of Firmicutes, Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria in the guts of the mice in the healthy human FMT group, COPD Ⅰ-Ⅱ FMT group and COPD Ⅲ-Ⅳ FMT group were significantly different from those of the control group who only received phosphate buffer saline instead of FMT (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The auxiliary T lymphocytes and cytotoxic T lymphocytes were higher, but B lymphocytes decreased in the peripheral blood of the mice in the COPD Ⅰ-Ⅱ FMT group and COPD Ⅲ-Ⅳ FMT group (P<0.05 or P<0.01).ConclusionFMT can successfully establish a COPD gut microbiota research model.
Gut microbiota plays an important role in development of diabetes with frailty. Therefore, it is of great significance to study the structural and functional characteristics of gut microbiota in Chinese with frailty. Totally 30 middle-aged and the aged participants in communities with diabetes were enrolled in this study, and their feces were collected. At the same time, we developed a metagenome analysis to explore the different of the structural and functional characteristics between diabetes with frailty and diabetes without frailty. The results showed the alpha diversity of intestinal microbiota in diabetes with frailty was lower. Collinsella and Butyricimonas were more abundant in diabetes with frailty. The functional characteristics showed that histidine metabolism, Epstein-Barr virus infection, sulfur metabolism, and biosynthesis of type Ⅱ polyketide products were upregulated in diabetes with frailty. Otherwise, butanoate metabolism and phenylalanine metabolism were down-regulated in diabetes with frailty. This research provides theoretical basic for exploring the mechanism of the gut microbiota on the occurrence and development of diabetes with frailty, and provides a basic for prevention and intervention of it.
There is increasing evidence that microorganisms play a complex and important role in human health and disease, and that the in vivo microbiome can directly or indirectly affect the host’s immune system, endocrine system, and nervous system. Therefore, a relatively stable equilibrium between the host and the microbiome is crucial in human health. However, in the special pathophysiological state of the perioperative period, preoperative anxiety and sleep deprivation, anesthesia intervention and surgical injury, postoperative medication and complications may all have different effects on the microbial composition of various organs in the body, resulting in pathogenic microorganisms, and the balance between beneficial microorganisms is altered. This may affect patient the outcomes and prognosis in a direct or indirect manner. This paper will provide a systematic review of key studies to understand the impact of perioperative stress on the commensal microbiome, provide a fresh perspective on optimizing perioperative management strategies, and discuss possible potential interventions to restore microbiome-mediated steady state.