The Causal Impact of the Gut Microbiota on Respiratory Tuberculosis Susceptibility

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INTRODUCTION: Recent cross-sectional research has demonstrated a substantial link between tuberculosis (TB) and gut microbiota. Nevertheless, the causal impact of the gut microbiota on TB susceptibility in humans remains unknown.

METHODS: The Mendelian randomization (MR) method was utilized for investigating the causality between them. The main method used for MR analysis was the inverse variance weighted (IVW) test, with the MR-Egger, weighted median, weighted mode, and simple median methods serving as supplements. And several sensitivity tests were carried out to validate the MR findings.

RESULTS: The IVW outcomes suggested that three bacterial traits exhibited associations with susceptibility to respiratory TB after Bonferroni correction, namely Lachnospiraceae UCG010 (odds ratio [OR] 1.73, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.17-2.55, P = 0.005), Eubacterium (brachy group) (OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.07-1.65, P = 0.009), and Ruminococcaceae UCG005 (OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.52-0.98, P = 0.034). Sensitivity analyses demonstrated that horizontal pleiotropy and heterogeneity were absent, thereby guaranteeing the reliability of the results.

CONCLUSION: This research sheds light on the causal impact of gut microbiota on respiratory tuberculosis susceptibility, improving our knowledge of therapeutic strategies for managing TB.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Infectious diseases and therapy - 12(2023), 11 vom: 10. Nov., Seite 2535-2544

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wen, Jiayu [VerfasserIn]
He, Jian-Qing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Causal effects
Gut microbiome
Gut microbiota
Journal Article
Mendelian randomization study
Tuberculosis

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Date Revised 24.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40121-023-00880-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363088997