Interaction of bacterial metagenome and virome in patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy

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OBJECTIVE: Altered bacterial composition is associated with disease progression in cirrhosis but the role of virome, especially phages, is unclear.

DESIGN: Cross-sectional and pre/post rifaximin cohorts were enrolled. Cross-sectional: controls and cirrhotic outpatients (compensated, on lactulose (Cirr-L), on rifaximin (Cirr-LR)) were included and followed for 90-day hospitalisations. Pre/post: compensated cirrhotics underwent stool collection pre/post 8 weeks of rifaximin. Stool metagenomics for bacteria and phages and their correlation networks were analysed in controls versus cirrhosis, within cirrhotics, hospitalised/not and pre/post rifaximin.

RESULTS: Cross-sectional: 40 controls and 163 cirrhotics (63 compensated, 43 Cirr-L, 57 Cirr-LR) were enrolled. Cirr-L/LR groups were similar on model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score but Cirr-L developed greater hospitalisations versus Cirr-LR (56% vs 30%, p=0.008). Bacterial alpha/beta diversity worsened from controls through Cirr-LR. While phage alpha diversity was similar, beta diversity was different between groups. Autochthonous bacteria linked negatively, pathobionts linked positively with MELD but only modest phage-MELD correlations were seen. Phage-bacterial correlation network complexity was highest in controls, lowest in Cirr-L and increased in Cirr-LR. Microviridae and Faecalibacterium phages were linked with autochthonous bacteria in Cirr-LR, but not Cirr-L hospitalised patients had greater pathobionts, lower commensal bacteria and phages focused on Streptococcus, Lactococcus and Myoviridae. Pre/post: No changes in alpha/beta diversity of phages or bacteria were seen postrifaximin. Phage-bacterial linkages centred around urease-producing Streptococcus species collapsed postrifaximin.

CONCLUSION: Unlike bacteria, faecal phages are sparsely linked with cirrhosis characteristics and 90-day outcomes. Phage and bacterial linkages centred on urease-producing, ammonia-generating Streptococcus species were affected by disease progression and rifaximin therapy and were altered in patients who experienced 90-day hospitalisations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:70

Enthalten in:

Gut - 70(2021), 6 vom: 30. Juni, Seite 1162-1173

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bajaj, Jasmohan S [VerfasserIn]
Sikaroodi, Masoumeh [VerfasserIn]
Shamsaddini, Amirhossein [VerfasserIn]
Henseler, Zachariah [VerfasserIn]
Santiago-Rodriguez, Tasha [VerfasserIn]
Acharya, Chathur [VerfasserIn]
Fagan, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Hylemon, Phillip B [VerfasserIn]
Fuchs, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Gavis, Edith [VerfasserIn]
Ward, Tonya [VerfasserIn]
Knights, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Gillevet, Patrick M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4618-18-2
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cirrhosis
Gastrointestinal Agents
Hepatic encephalopathy
Intestinal microbiology
Journal Article
L36O5T016N
Lactulose
Liver
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Rifaximin

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Date Completed 11.01.2022

Date Revised 11.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/gutjnl-2020-322470

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315693762