Project description:Controlling the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) at an early stage is critical for reducing disease severity. A cross-sectional study of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients at all stages with S. stercoralis infection found that helminth infection caused gut dysbiosis, which may be involved in CKD progression. Because of the variation of gut microbiome results with helminth infection, the cross-sectional study of 16S rRNA sequencing, therefore, is insufficient to draw valid conclusions and correct the effects of S. stercoralis on the early stages of CKD. Combination with other omics approach is warrant to be better understand the disease.
Project description:The objectives of this study were to establish a microbiome profile for oral epithelial dysplasia using archival lesion swab samples to characterize the community variations and the functional potential of the microbiome using 16S rRNA gene sequencing
Project description:The human gut is colonized by trillions of microorganisms that influence human health and disease through the metabolism of xenobiotics, including therapeutic drugs and antibiotics. The diversity and metabolic potential of the human gut microbiome have been extensively characterized, but it remains unclear which microorganisms are active and which perturbations can influence this activity. Here, we use flow cytometry, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and metatranscriptomics to demonstrate that the human gut contains distinctive subsets of active and damaged microorganisms, primarily composed of Firmicutes, which display marked temporal variation. Short-term exposure to a panel of xenobiotics resulted in significant changes in the physiology and gene expression of this active microbiome. Xenobiotic-responsive genes were found across multiple bacterial phyla, encoding novel candidate proteins for antibiotic resistance, drug metabolism, and stress response. These results demonstrate the power of moving beyond DNA-based measurements of microbial communities to better understand their physiology and metabolism. RNA-Seq analysis of the human gut microbiome during exposure to antibiotics and therapeutic drugs.
Project description:The impact of mono-chronic S. stercoralis infection on the gut microbiome and microbial activities in infected participants was explored. The 16S rRNA gene sequencing of a longitudinal study with 2 sets of human fecal was investigated. Set A, 42 samples were matched, and divided equally into positive (Pos) and negative (Neg) for S. stercoralis diagnoses. Set B, 20 samples of the same participant in before (Ss+PreT) and after (Ss+PostT) treatment was subjected for 16S rRNA sequences and LC-MS/MS to explore the effect of anti-helminthic treatment on microbiome proteomes.
Project description:Compositional changes in the microbiota (dysbiosis) may be a basis for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) but biomarkers are currently unavailable to direct microbiota-directed therapy. We therefore examined whether changes in fecal β-defensin could be a marker of dysbiosis in a murine model. Experimental dysbiosis was induced using four interventions relevant to IBS: a mix of antimicrobials, westernized diets (high-fat/high-sugar and, high salt diets), or mild restraint stress. Fecal mouse β-defensin-3 and 16S rRNA-based microbiome profiles were assessed at baseline, during and following these interventions. Each intervention, except for mild restraint stress, altered compositional and diversity profiles of the microbiota. Exposure to antimicrobials or a high-fat/high-sugar diet, but not mild restraint stress, resulted in decreased fecal β-defensin-3 compared to baseline. In contrast, exposure to the high salt diet increased β-defensin-3 compared to baseline but this was not accompanied by discernible inflammatory changes in the host.
Project description:Cervicovaginal microbiome dysbiosis is associated with increased prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections including HIV. We compared the cervicovaginal proteome as characterised by mass-spectrometry of four groups of African female sex workers (total N=50) grouped by microbiome composition as characterised by 16S rDNA microarray. Group 1 had a Lactobacillus crispatus-dominated microbiome, group 2 a L. iners-dominated microbiome, and groups 3 and 4 had a microbiome containing multiple genera of anaerobic bacteria, with group 3 representing transition to or from dysbiosis and group 4 full dysbiosis. 82 human proteins were differentially abundant among the groups, either showing an increasing or decreasing trend from microbiome groups 1 to 4. Proteins that increased included proteasome subunits and other proteins involved in catabolic metabolism, actin organising proteins and proteins involved in the immune response. Proteins that decreased included antiproteases, keratins, and cornified envelope proteins. We also compared the abundance of pre-defined proteins of interest among microbiome groups: markers of cell type, inflammation, and cell death, and mucins. The dysbiotic groups had increased abundance of proteins unique to lymphocytes and macrophages, pro-inflammatory cytokines, cell death markers, and MUC5B. We conclude that the cervicovaginal human proteome is associated with the cervicovaginal microbiome in a dose-response manner. The changes are likely caused by a pro-inflammatory influx of immune cells and an increase of cell death in dysbiosis. Dysbiosis-associated immune activation, breaches in epithelial integrity, altered mucin balance, and altered protease-antiprotease balance may all contribute to the increased risk of HIV transmission when cervicovaginal dysbiosis is present.