Short-chain fatty acids play a key role in antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in people living with HIV.

ABSTRACT: High SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody levels can protect against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection. The gut microbiome can affect a host's immune response. However, its role in the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 in people living with HIV (PLWH) remains poorly understood. Here, we categorised PLWH and healthy individuals into high- and low-antibody-response groups. Shotgun metagenomic sequencing and targeted metabolomic assays were used to investigate the differences in the gut microbiome and metabolic functions between the high- and low-antibody-response groups. PLWH demonstrated a higher abundance of short-chain fatty acid (SCFA)-producing species, accompanied by high serum levels of several SCFAs, in the high-antibody-response group than in the low-antibody-response group. In contrast, healthy individ

SUBMITTER: Pan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11682251 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature