Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Gut Microbes. 2023 Dec;15(2):2274128. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2274128. Epub 2023 Nov 1.
The gut microbiota is believed to be a critical factor in the pathogenesis of IBS, and its metabolic byproducts, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), are known to influence gut function and host health. Despite this, the precise role of SCFAs in IBS remains a topic of debate. In this study, we examined the bacterial community structure by 16S rRNA gene profiling and SCFA levels by UPLC-MS/MS in fecal samples from healthy controls (HC; = 100) and non-constipated patients (IBS-D and IBS-M; NC-IBS; = 240) enrolled in 19 hospitals in Italy. Our findings suggest a significant difference between the fecal microbiomes of NC-IBS patients and HC subjects, with HC exhibiting higher intra-sample biodiversity. Furthermore, we were able to classify non-constipated patients into two distinct subgroups based on their fecal SCFA levels (fecal catabotype "high" and "low"), each characterized by unique taxonomic bacterial signatures. Our results suggest that the fecal catabotype with higher SCFA levels may represent a distinct clinical phenotype of IBS that could have implications for its diagnosis and treatment. This study provides a new perspective on the intricate relationship between the gut microbiome and bowel symptoms in IBS, underscoring the importance of personalized strategies for its management.
肠道微生物群被认为是 IBS 发病机制的关键因素,其代谢产物,如短链脂肪酸(SCFAs),已知会影响肠道功能和宿主健康。尽管如此,SCFAs 在 IBS 中的确切作用仍然是一个争论的话题。在这项研究中,我们通过 16S rRNA 基因谱分析和 UPLC-MS/MS 检测粪便样本中的 SCFA 水平,检查了健康对照组(HC;= 100)和非便秘患者(IBS-D 和 IBS-M;NC-IBS;= 240)的细菌群落结构。我们的研究结果表明,NC-IBS 患者和 HC 受试者的粪便微生物群之间存在显著差异,HC 表现出更高的样本内生物多样性。此外,我们能够根据粪便 SCFA 水平将非便秘患者分为两个不同的亚组(粪便分解代谢型“高”和“低”),每个亚组都具有独特的分类细菌特征。我们的结果表明,具有更高 SCFA 水平的粪便分解代谢型可能代表 IBS 的一种独特的临床表型,这可能对其诊断和治疗具有重要意义。这项研究为 IBS 中肠道微生物群和肠道症状之间复杂的关系提供了一个新的视角,强调了针对其管理的个性化策略的重要性。
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