{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13"],"submitter":["Liu XC"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Dysbacteriosis is thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). We aimed to identify new biomarkers among gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) for the early prediction of NEC.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Thirty-four preterm infants with gestational ages of ≤ 34 weeks who developed gastrointestinal symptoms were divided into the NEC group (<i>n</i> = 17) and non-NEC group (<i>n</i> = 17). In the NEC group, the gut microbiota and SCFAs in feces were assessed when the infants were enrolled (Group P) and when they were diagnosed with NEC (Group N). In the non-NEC group, samples were assessed when the infants were enrolled (Group C).<h4>Results</h4>The Ace and Chao1 indices were higher in Group P than in Group C (<i>P"],"journal":["Frontiers in microbiology"],"pagination":["969656"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9428482"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids may be new biomarkers for predicting neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: A pilot study."],"pmcid":["PMC9428482"],"pubmed_authors":["Bao L","He Y","Zhao WJ","Li LQ","Gao X","Du TT","Liu XC","Wang ZL"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids may be new biomarkers for predicting neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: A pilot study.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Dysbacteriosis is thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). We aimed to identify new biomarkers among gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) for the early prediction of NEC.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Thirty-four preterm infants with gestational ages of ≤ 34 weeks who developed gastrointestinal symptoms were divided into the NEC group (<i>n</i> = 17) and non-NEC group (<i>n</i> = 17). In the NEC group, the gut microbiota and SCFAs in feces were assessed when the infants were enrolled (Group P) and when they were diagnosed with NEC (Group N). In the non-NEC group, samples were assessed when the infants were enrolled (Group C).<h4>Results</h4>The Ace and Chao1 indices were higher in Group P than in Group C (<i>P","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2026-05-31T16:04:25.049Z","creation":"2025-02-19T01:28:05.836Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9428482","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36060739"],"doi":["10.3389/fmicb.2022.969656"]}}