Integrated microbiome and metabolome analysis reveals a distinct microbial and metabolic signature in Graves' disease and hypothyroidism

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Authors
Jiang W, Lu G, Qiao T, Yu X, Luo Q, Tong J, Fan S, Chai L, Gao D, Wang R, Deng C, Lv Z, Li D
Journal
Heliyon
Year
2023
Keywords:
16S rRNA gene sequencing, Clinical hypothyroidism, Graves' disease, Microbiota, Non-targeted metabolomics
Recent studies reveal that imbalanced microbiota is related to thyroid diseases. However, studies on the alterations in fecal metabolites in Graves' disease and clinical hypothyroidism patients are insufficient. Here, we identified 21 genera and 53 metabolites that were statistically significant among Graves' disease patients, hypothyroidism patients, and controls integrating microbiome and untargeted metabolome analysis. Disease groups revealed a decreased abundance in butyrate-producing microbiota and an increased abundance in potentially pathogenic microbiota. Lipids molecules were the major differential metabolites identified in all fecal samples. Network analysis recognized that microbiota may affect thyroid function by targeting specific metabolites. We further identified specific microbiota and metabolites that could distinguish Graves' disease patients, hypothyroidism patients, and controls. Our study reveals a distinct microbial and metabolic signature in hypothyroidism patients and Graves' disease patients and further validates the potential role of microbiota in thyroid diseases, providing new ideas for future research into the etiology and clinical intervention of thyroid diseases.

Experiment 1


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Subjects

Location of subjects
China
Host species Species from which microbiome was sampled. Contact us to have more species added.
Homo sapiens
Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Feces Cow dung,Cow pat,Droppings,Dung,Excrement,Excreta,Faeces,Fecal material,Fecal matter,Fewmet,Frass,Guano,Matières fécales@fr,Merde@fr,Ordure,Partie de la merde@fr,Piece of shit,Porción de mierda@es,Portion of dung,Portion of excrement,Portion of faeces,Portion of fecal material,Portion of fecal matter,Portion of feces,Portion of guano,Portion of scat,Portionem cacas,Scat,Spoor,Spraint,Stool,Teil der fäkalien@de,Feces,feces
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Graves disease Basedow disease,Basedow's disease,exophthalmic goiter,Flajani-Basedow-Graves disease,grave's disease,Graves disease,Graves' disease,Graves' hyperthyroidism,parry disease,toxic diffuse goiter,graves disease
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Controls
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Graves’ disease (GD)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Patients diagnosed with Graves’ disease (GD)
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
48
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
39
Antibiotics exclusion Number of days without antibiotics usage (if applicable) and other antibiotics-related criteria used to exclude participants (if any)
One month

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
V3-V4
Sequencing platform Manufacturer and experimental platform used for quantifying microbial abundance
Illumina

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
relative abundances
Statistical test
Mann-Whitney (Wilcoxon)
Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any)
0.05
Matched on Factors on which subjects have been matched on in a case-control study
age, body mass index, sex

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
decreased
Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
decreased

Signature 1

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Curator: Aleru Divine

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Source: Figure 3

Description: Mann-Whitney U test plots of the pairwise comparisons between the HT, GD, and control groups. This figure presents the top 10 genera that differed between groups in each pairwise comparison (HT versus Control, GD versus Control, and HT versus GD) according to the Mann-Whitney U test.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Graves’ disease (GD)

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Bacteroides
Lactobacillus

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Signature 2

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Source: Figure 3

Description: Mann-Whitney U test plots of the pairwise comparisons between the HT, GD, and control groups. This figure presents the top 10 genera that differed between groups in each pairwise comparison (HT versus Control, GD versus Control, and HT versus GD) according to the Mann-Whitney U test.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Graves’ disease (GD)

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Anaerobutyricum hallii
Blautia
Butyricicoccus
Clostridium
Collinsella
Dorea
[Ruminococcus] torques
unclassified Peptostreptococcaceae

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Subjects

Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Hypothyroidism hypothyroid,hypothyroidism,thyroid deficiency,thyroid insufficiency,underactive thyroid,Hypothyroidism
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Hypothyroidism group (HT)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Patients diagnosed with Hypothyroidism group (HT)
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
78

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
decreased
Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
decreased

Signature 1

Needs review

Curated date: 2025/07/24

Curator: Aleru Divine

Revision editor(s): Aleru Divine

Source: Figure 3

Description: Mann-Whitney U test plots of the pairwise comparisons between the HT, GD, and control groups. This figure presents the top 10 genera that differed between groups in each pairwise comparison (HT versus Control, GD versus Control, and HT versus GD) according to the Mann-Whitney U test.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Hypothyroidism group (HT)

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Bacteroides

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Signature 2

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Curated date: 2025/07/24

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Source: Figure 3

Description: Mann-Whitney U test plots of the pairwise comparisons between the HT, GD, and control groups. This figure presents the top 10 genera that differed between groups in each pairwise comparison (HT versus Control, GD versus Control, and HT versus GD) according to the Mann-Whitney U test.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Hypothyroidism group (HT)

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Collinsella
Anaerobutyricum hallii
[Ruminococcus] torques
Anaerostipes
Dorea
Blautia
Prevotella
Faecalibacterium
Subdoligranulum

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Experiment 3


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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Hypothyroidism , Graves disease hypothyroid,hypothyroidism,thyroid deficiency,thyroid insufficiency,underactive thyroid,Hypothyroidism,Basedow disease,Basedow's disease,exophthalmic goiter,Flajani-Basedow-Graves disease,grave's disease,Graves disease,Graves' disease,Graves' hyperthyroidism,parry disease,toxic diffuse goiter,graves disease
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Graves' disease (GD)
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
39

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Matched on Factors on which subjects have been matched on in a case-control study
Not specified

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged
Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
unchanged

Signature 1

Needs review

Curated date: 2025/07/24

Curator: Aleru Divine

Revision editor(s): Aleru Divine

Source: Figure 3

Description: Mann-Whitney U test plots of the pairwise comparisons between the HT, GD, and control groups. This figure presents the top 10 genera that differed between groups in each pairwise comparison (HT versus Control, GD versus Control, and HT versus GD) according to the Mann-Whitney U test.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Hypothyroidism group (HT)

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Clostridium
Eggerthella
unclassified Peptostreptococcaceae
Intestinibacter
Flavonifractor
unclassified Oscillospiraceae
Megasphaera

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Signature 2

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Curated date: 2025/07/24

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Source: Figure 3

Description: Mann-Whitney U test plots of the pairwise comparisons between the HT, GD, and control groups. This figure presents the top 10 genera that differed between groups in each pairwise comparison (HT versus Control, GD versus Control, and HT versus GD) according to the Mann-Whitney U test.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Hypothyroidism group (HT)

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Hungatella
unclassified Lachnospiraceae
Faecalibacterium

Revision editor(s): Aleru Divine