Project description:Gut microbiome research is rapidly moving towards the functional characterization of the microbiota by means of shotgun meta-omics. Here, we selected a cohort of healthy subjects from an indigenous and monitored Sardinian population to analyze their gut microbiota using both shotgun metagenomics and shotgun metaproteomics. We found a considerable divergence between genetic potential and functional activity of the human healthy gut microbiota, in spite of a quite comparable taxonomic structure revealed by the two approaches. Investigation of inter-individual variability of taxonomic features revealed Bacteroides and Akkermansia as remarkably conserved and variable in abundance within the population, respectively. Firmicutes-driven butyrogenesis (mainly due to Faecalibacterium spp.) was shown to be the functional activity with the higher expression rate and the lower inter-individual variability in the study cohort, highlighting the key importance of the biosynthesis of this microbial by-product for the gut homeostasis. The taxon-specific contribution to functional activities and metabolic tasks was also examined, giving insights into the peculiar role of several gut microbiota members in carbohydrate metabolism (including polysaccharide degradation, glycan transport, glycolysis and short-chain fatty acid production). In conclusion, our results provide useful indications regarding the main functions actively exerted by the gut microbiota members of a healthy human cohort, and support metaproteomics as a valuable approach to investigate the functional role of the gut microbiota in health and disease.
2017-07-19 | PXD005780 | Pride
Project description:Gut microbiome changes after bariatric surgery
Project description:Adipose tissue before and after bariatric surgery (BPD/DS)-Pilot study using AB1700 microarrays. Subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue pre and post bariatric surgery (BPD/DS).
Project description:This study aimed at identifying differentially expressed protein-coding genes after bariatric surgery. Muscle biopsies were taken from vastus lateralis before and 3 months after bariatric surgery (i.e. sleeve gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass).
Project description:Evaluate differences in gene methylation levels between offspring born after maternal bariatric surgery and their siblings born before surgery Offspring born after maternal bariatric surgery (AMS, N=25) vs. offspring born before maternal surgery (BMS, N=25)
Project description:Evaluate differences in gene expression levels between offspring born after maternal bariatric surgery and their siblings born before surgery Offspring born after maternal bariatric surgery (AMS, N=23) vs. offspring born before maternal surgery (BMS, N=23)
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of subcutaneous adipose tissue before and after 2 years of bariatric surgery. This type of surgery produce a masive weight loss in morbidly obese subjects, and improve the comorbidities associated to obesity. Goal was to determine the effects of bariatric surgery on the gene expression of subcutaneous adipose tissue.
2017-03-16 | GSE66921 | GEO
Project description:Bariatric surgery and microbiota
