The gut microbiome and metabolites are altered and interrelated in patients with functional constipation

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Authors
Li YQ, Yan XY, Xiao XJ, Ma PT, Wang SQ, Liu HL, Zhang W, Chen M, Yao JP, Li Y
Journal
Frontiers in microbiology
Year
2023
Keywords:
clinical trial, correlation analysis, fecal metabolites, functional constipation, gut microbiota
INTRODUCTION: Gut microbiota and metabolites have been identified to contribute to the pathogenesis of functional constipation (FC); however, the underlying mechanism(s) have not been elucidated, and the relationship between the gut microbiota and metabolites in FC has received limited attention in the literature. METHODS: 16S rDNA sequencing and non-targeted metabolomic detection based on liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) technologies were combined to analyze the altered gut microbiome and metabolic profile of fecal samples from FC patients and healthy individuals (healthy control; HC). RESULTS: The richness and diversity of gut microbiota significantly (p < 0.01) increased in FC patients. Compared to the HC group, 18 genera, including Intestinibacter, Klebsiella, and Akkermansia, exhibited statistically significant changes (p < 0.05). Metabolic analysis showed that metabolic profiles were also markedly altered with 79 metabolites, such as (-)-caryophyllene oxide, chenodeoxycholic acid, and biliverdin, indicating significant inter-group differences (p < 0.05). Besides, the primary bile acid biosynthesis, as well as the metabolic profile of porphyrin and chlorophyll, were the most dominant enriched pathways (FDR < 0.01), in which chenodeoxycholic acid and biliverdin were significantly enriched, respectively. Correlation analysis demonstrated a strong relationship between 10 genera and 19 metabolites (r > 0.6, FDR < 0.05), and notably, Intestinibacter showed a negative correlation with biliverdin (FDR < 0.001), which highlighted the interplay of the gut microbiota and metabolites in the pathogenesis of FC. CONCLUSION: Our research describes the characteristics of the gut microbiota and metabolic profiles and the correlation between the gut microbiota and metabolites in FC patients. This may contribute to the understanding of the underlying mechanisms involved in FC pathogenesis and may provide novel insights into therapeutic interventions.

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
Chronic constipation Chronic constipation,Infrequent bowel movements,chronic constipation
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Healthy control
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Functional Constipation
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Patients diagnosed with Functional Constipation by physicians according to the Rome IV diagnostic criteria.
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
21
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
21
Antibiotics exclusion Number of days without antibiotics usage (if applicable) and other antibiotics-related criteria used to exclude participants (if any)
1 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
T-Test
Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any)
0.05
MHT correction Have statistical tests be corrected for multiple hypothesis testing (MHT)?
No
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
increased
Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
increased
Simpson Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species evenness
increased

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Description: Differential microbiome of the FC (Functional constipation) and HC (Healthy control) groups at the genus levels

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Functional Constipation

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Akkermansia
Anaerobutyricum hallii
Bacteria incertae sedis
Barnesiella
Colidextribacter
Eubacterium coprostanoligenes
Eubacterium ruminantium
Flavonifractor
Intestinibacter
Klebsiella
Lachnoclostridium
Lachnospira
Lachnospira eligens
Lachnospiraceae bacterium NK4A136
Oscillibacter
Parabacteroides
[Eubacterium] siraeum
Lachnospiraceae UCG 004Lachnospiraceae UCG 004
Lachnospiraceae UCG 010Lachnospiraceae UCG 010
UCG-005UCG-005
UCG-003UCG-003
Oscillospiraceae UCG-002Oscillospiraceae UCG-002

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Source: Figure 1E and Table S1

Description: Differential microbiome of the FC (Functional constipation) and HC (Healthy control) groups at the genus levels

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Functional Constipation

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Subjects

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Statistical test
LEfSe
LDA Score above Threshold for the linear discriminant analysis (LDA) score for studies using the popular LEfSe tool
3

Alpha Diversity

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

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Source: Figure 2A, 2B

Description: LDA score diagram and Phylogenetic tree in the cladogram showing significantly differential taxa

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Functional Constipation

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Akkermansia
Akkermansiaceae
Anaerobutyricum hallii
Bacteria incertae sedis
Barnesiella
Barnesiellaceae
Brevundimonas
Caulobacteraceae
Caulobacterales
Christensenellaceae
Christensenellales
Colidextribacter
Dialister
Enterobacterales
Enterobacteriaceae
Erysipelotrichaceae
Escherichia/Shigella sp.
Eubacteriales
Eubacterium coprostanoligenes
Eubacterium ruminantium
Holdemanella
Intestinibacter
Klebsiella
Lachnoclostridium
Lachnospira
Lachnospira eligens
Lachnospiraceae bacterium NK4A136
Mediterraneibacter gnavus
Megasphaera
Oscillospiraceae
Parabacteroides
Ruminococcus
Subdoligranulum
Sutterella
Tannerellaceae
Veillonellaceae
Verrucomicrobiales
Verrucomicrobiia
CAG_352CAG_352
UCG-005UCG-005
UCG-002UCG-002
Erysipelotrichales

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Source: Figure 2A, 2B

Description: LDA score diagram and Phylogenetic tree in the cladogram showing significantly differential taxa

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Functional Constipation

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Alistipes
Gilliamella
Muribaculaceae
Orbaceae
Orbales
ML635J_40_aquatic_groupML635J_40_aquatic_group

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Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Bowel dysfunction disease of lower digestive tract,lower digestive tract disease,Bowel dysfunction,bowel dysfunction
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Low levels of complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBMs)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
High levels of complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBMs)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Patients with high levels of complete spontaneous bowel movements
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
Not specified
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
Not specified

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Statistical test
Spearman Correlation
MHT correction Have statistical tests be corrected for multiple hypothesis testing (MHT)?
Yes
LDA Score above Threshold for the linear discriminant analysis (LDA) score for studies using the popular LEfSe tool
Not specified
Matched on Factors on which subjects have been matched on in a case-control study
Not specified


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Source: Table S2

Description: The correlations between differential genera and clinical parameters.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in High levels of complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBMs)

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Gilliamella
ML635J_40_aquatic_groupML635J_40_aquatic_group

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Description: The correlations between differential genera and clinical parameters.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in High levels of complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBMs)

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Akkermansia
Anaerobutyricum hallii
Bacteria incertae sedis
Barnesiella
Colidextribacter
Eubacterium coprostanoligenes
Eubacterium ruminantium
Intestinibacter
Klebsiella
Lachnoclostridium
Lachnospira
Lachnospira eligens
Lachnospiraceae bacterium NK4A136
Parabacteroides
UCG_002UCG_002
UCG_005UCG_005

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Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Complicated disease course CDC,Complicated disease course,complicated disease course
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Low course of disease
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
High course of disease
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Patients with high course of the disease (Functional Constipation)

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

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Source: Table S2

Description: The correlations between differential genera and clinical parameters

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in High course of disease

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Akkermansia
Anaerobutyricum hallii
Bacteria incertae sedis
Barnesiella
Colidextribacter
Eubacterium coprostanoligenes
Eubacterium ruminantium
Intestinibacter
Klebsiella
Lachnoclostridium
Lachnospira
Lachnospira eligens
Lachnospiraceae bacterium NK4A136
Parabacteroides
UCG_002UCG_002
UCG_005UCG_005

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Source: Table S2

Description: The correlations between differential genera and clinical parameters

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in High course of disease

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Gilliamella
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Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Constipation Constipation,Costiveness,Dyschezia,constipation
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Low level of straining during defecation
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
High level of straining during defecation
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Patients with high level of straining during defecation

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

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Source: Table S2

Description: The correlations between differential genera and clinical parameters

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in High level of straining during defecation

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Akkermansia
Bacteria incertae sedis
Colidextribacter
Eubacterium coprostanoligenes
Eubacterium ruminantium
Intestinibacter
Klebsiella
Lachnoclostridium
Parabacteroides
UCG_002UCG_002
Lachnospiraceae bacterium NK4A136
Anaerobutyricum hallii
UCG_005UCG_005
Lachnospira
Lachnospira eligens
Barnesiella

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Source: Table S2

Description: The correlations between differential genera and clinical parameters

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in High level of straining during defecation

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Gilliamella
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Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Anxiety Anxiety,anxiety
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Low level of self-rating anxiety scale (SAS)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
High level of self-rating anxiety scale (SAS)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Patients with high level of self-rating anxiety scale (SAS)

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

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Description: The correlations between differential genera and clinical parameters

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in High level of self-rating anxiety scale (SAS)

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Akkermansia
Anaerobutyricum hallii
Colidextribacter
Eubacterium coprostanoligenes
Eubacterium ruminantium
Intestinibacter
Klebsiella
UCG_005UCG_005
UCG_002UCG_002
Bacteria incertae sedis
Parabacteroides
Lachnospiraceae bacterium NK4A136
Lachnoclostridium
Lachnospira
Lachnospira eligens
Barnesiella

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Source: Table S2

Description: The correlations between differential genera and clinical parameters

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in High level of self-rating anxiety scale (SAS)

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Gilliamella
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Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Depressive disorder depression,melancholia,melancholias,mental depression,syndrome, depressive,syndromes, depressive,Depressive disorder,depressive disorder
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Low self-rating depression scale (SDS)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
High self-rating depression scale (SDS)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Patients with high self-rating depression scale (SDS)

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

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Description: The correlations between differential genera and clinical parameters

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in High self-rating depression scale (SDS)

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Akkermansia
Anaerobutyricum hallii
Bacteria incertae sedis
Barnesiella
Colidextribacter
Eubacterium coprostanoligenes
Eubacterium ruminantium
Intestinibacter
Lachnoclostridium
Lachnospira
Lachnospira eligens
Lachnospiraceae bacterium NK4A136
Parabacteroides
UCG_005UCG_005
UCG_002UCG_002
Klebsiella

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Source: Table S2

Description: The correlations between differential genera and clinical parameters

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in High self-rating depression scale (SDS)

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Gilliamella
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Subjects

Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Chronic constipation Chronic constipation,Infrequent bowel movements,chronic constipation
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Low levels of bristol stool form scale (BSFS)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
High levels of bristol stool form scale (BSFS)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Patients with high levels of bristol stool form scale

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Signature 1

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Source: Table S2

Description: The correlations between differential genera and clinical parameters.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in High levels of bristol stool form scale (BSFS)

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Gilliamella
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Signature 2

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Source: Table S2

Description: The correlations between differential genera and clinical parameters.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in High levels of bristol stool form scale (BSFS)

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Akkermansia
Anaerobutyricum hallii
Bacteria incertae sedis
Barnesiella
Colidextribacter
Eubacterium coprostanoligenes
Eubacterium ruminantium
Intestinibacter
Klebsiella
Lachnoclostridium
Lachnospira
Lachnospira eligens
Lachnospiraceae bacterium NK4A136
Parabacteroides
UCG_002UCG_002
UCG_005UCG_005

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Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Health-related quality of life measurement HRQOL,Health-related quality of life measurement,health-related quality of life measurement
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Low levels of patient assessment of constipation quality of life (PAC-QOL) index
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
High levels of patient assessment of constipation quality of life (PAC-QOL) index
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Patients with high levels of patient assessment of constipation quality of life (PAC-QOL) index

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Signature 1

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Source: Table S2

Description: The correlations between differential genera and clinical parameters

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in High levels of patient assessment of constipation quality of life (PAC-QOL) index

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Gilliamella
ML635J_40_aquatic_groupML635J_40_aquatic_group

Revision editor(s): Daberechi

Signature 2

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Curator: Daberechi

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Source: Table S2

Description: The correlations between differential genera and clinical parameters

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in High levels of patient assessment of constipation quality of life (PAC-QOL) index

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Akkermansia
Bacteria incertae sedis
Barnesiella
Colidextribacter
Eubacterium coprostanoligenes
Eubacterium ruminantium
Intestinibacter
Klebsiella
Lachnoclostridium
Lachnospira
Lachnospira eligens
Parabacteroides
UCG_002UCG_002
UCG_005UCG_005
Anaerobutyricum hallii
Lachnospiraceae bacterium NK4A136

Revision editor(s): Daberechi, Tosin