Gut microbiota in patients with prostate cancer : a systematic review and meta-analysis

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BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence indicates that gut microbiota are closely related to prostate cancer. This study aims to assess the gut microbiota composition in patients with prostate cancer compared to healthy participants, thereby advancing understanding of gut microbiota's role in prostate cancer.

METHODS: A systematic search was conducted across PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase databases, in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The methodological quality of included studies was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS), and pertinent data were analyzed. The kappa score assessed interrater agreement.

RESULTS: This study encompassed seven research papers, involving 250 prostate cancer patients and 192 controls. The kappa was 0.93. Meta-analysis results showed that alpha-diversity of gut microbiota in prostate cancer patients was significantly lower than in the control group. In terms of gut microbiota abundance, the ratio of Proteobacteria, Bacteroidia, Clostridia, Bacteroidales, Clostridiales, Prevotellaceae, Lachnospiraceae, Prevotella, Escherichia-Shigella, Faecalibacterium, and Bacteroides was higher in prostate cancer patients. Conversely, the abundance ratio of Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Selenomonadales, Veillonella, and Megasphaera was higher in the control group.

CONCLUSION: Our study reveals differences in alpha-diversity and abundance of gut microbiota between patients with prostate cancer and controls, indicating gut microbiota dysbiosis in those with prostate cancer. However, given the limited quality and quantity of selected studies, further research is necessary to validate these findings.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

BMC cancer - 24(2024), 1 vom: 24. Feb., Seite 261

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Haotian [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Zhi [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Caixia [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chongjian [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hongyuan [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xuesong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

16S sequencing
Gut microbiota
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Microbiome
Prostate cancer
Systematic Review
Systematic review and meta-analysis

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Date Completed 26.02.2024

Date Revised 27.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12885-024-12018-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368923614