Characterisation of gut microbiota composition in patients with axial spondyloarthritis and its modulation by TNF inhibitor treatment

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ..

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether gut microbiota composition is associated with patient characteristics and may have predictive value on the response to TNF inhibitor (TNFi) treatment in axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA).

METHODS: The study involved 61 patients fulfilling the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society classification criteria for AxSpA. All patients had active disease despite non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs intake and were eligible for treatment with a TNFi. At baseline, the mean Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score was 2.9±1 and mean C reactive protein (CRP) level 9.7±11.4 mg/L. Bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing was performed on stool samples collected at baseline (month 0 (M0)) and 3 months after TNFi initiation (month 3 (M3)). Alpha and beta diversity metrics were calculated on the relative abundance of core operational taxonomic units (OTUs).

RESULTS: The HLA-B27 status affected at least in part the global composition of faecal microbiota at M0 as well as the abundance/prevalence of several anaerobic bacteria in the families Oscillospiraceae, Lachnospiraceae and Bifidobacteriaceae. In contrast, smoking affected the global composition of faecal microbiota at both M0 and M3. The prevalence/abundance of seven bacterial OTUs at M0 was associated with response to TNFi treatment. One of the candidates, present only in non-responders, is the genus Sutterella, and the other six candidates are in the class Clostridia.

CONCLUSIONS: Several SpA patients' characteristics modulate the composition of gut microbiota as did TNFi treatment. Moreover, the abundance/prevalence of seven OTUs at baseline may be used as a novel non-invasive index that predicts the response to TNFi with greater accuracy than HLA-B27 status, CRP level and measures of disease activity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

RMD open - 9(2023), 1 vom: 20. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vallier, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Segurens, Béatrice [VerfasserIn]
Larsonneur, Elise [VerfasserIn]
Meyer, Vincent [VerfasserIn]
Ferreira, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Caloustian, Christophe [VerfasserIn]
Deleuze, Jean-François [VerfasserIn]
Dougados, Maxime [VerfasserIn]
Chamaillard, Mathias [VerfasserIn]
Miceli-Richard, Corinne [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

HLA-B27 Antigen
Inflammation
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Spondylitis, ankylosing
Therapeutics
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.03.2023

Date Revised 10.04.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002794

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354689126