Bingqian Du MA.Sc , Aga Shama BA.Sc , Yi Zhang BA.Sc , Baolan Chen MA.Sc , Yongqi Bu BA.Sc , Pei-an Chen MA.Sc , Chuzhi Lin BA.Sc , Jie Liu MA.Sc , Juan Zheng MA.Sc , Zhenjun Li MD, PhD , Qingsong Chen PhD , Yu Sun PhD , Xi Fu PhD
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Abstract
Background
Many studies reported the influence of infants' gut microbiota on atopic dermatitis (AD) postnatally, yet the role of maternal gut microbiota and plasma metabolites in infants’ AD remains largely unexplored.
Methods
Sixty-three pregnant mother-infants were enrolled and followed after childbirth in Guangzhou, China. Demographic information, maternal stool and plasma samples, and records for infants’ AD were collected. Maternal gut microbiota/metabolome and plasma metabolome were profiled using shotgun metagenomics and non-targeted metabolomics. Logistic regression and multi-omics analysis were used to explore characteristic maternal gut microbiota in the AD and health groups.
Results
The α-diversity of maternal gut microbiota in health group was significantly higher than AD group (Shannon diversity P = 0.02, Simpson diversity P = 0.04). Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) producing microorganisms, including Faecalibacterium, Roseburia, Butyricicoccus, and Ruminococcus, as well as the abundance of phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis pathway, were enriched in health group (LDA>2 and P < 0.05). Virulent factors (VFs) involved in immune modulation were enriched in the health group, while VFs involving in adhesin were enriched in the AD group (P < 0.05). Metabolomic analysis showed that a polyunsaturated fatty acid/linoleic acid, 13S-hydroxyoctadecadienoic, were negatively associated with AD in both the gut and plasma samples (FDR<0.05). Several other linoleic acids and flavonoids were negatively associated with AD (FDR<0.05). Neural network analysis revealed that microorganisms enriched in health group may produce these protective fatty acids.
Conclusions
Our findings show that maternal gut microorganisms/metabolites and plasma metabolites during pregnancy impact subsequent pathogenesis of infants AD. This illuminates new strategies against early AD in offspring.
期刊介绍:
The official pubication of the World Allergy Organization, the World Allergy Organization Journal (WAOjournal) publishes original mechanistic, translational, and clinical research on the topics of allergy, asthma, anaphylaxis, and clincial immunology, as well as reviews, guidelines, and position papers that contribute to the improvement of patient care. WAOjournal publishes research on the growth of allergy prevalence within the scope of single countries, country comparisons, and practical global issues and regulations, or threats to the allergy specialty. The Journal invites the submissions of all authors interested in publishing on current global problems in allergy, asthma, anaphylaxis, and immunology. Of particular interest are the immunological consequences of climate change and the subsequent systematic transformations in food habits and their consequences for the allergy/immunology discipline.