Effects of inulin on intestinal flora and metabolism-related indicators in obese polycystic ovary syndrome patients

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Authors
Li X, Jiang B, Gao T, Nian Y, Bai X, Zhong J, Qin L, Gao Z, Wang H, Ma X
Journal
European journal of medical research
Year
2024
Keywords:
Gut microbiota, Inflammatory, Inulin, Obesity, Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
CONTEXT: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age, is closely associated with chronic low-grade inflammation and metabolic disturbances. In PCOS mice, dietary inulin has been demonstrated to regulate intestinal flora and inflammation. However, the efficacy of dietary inulin in clinical PCOS remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: The intestinal flora and related metabolic indexes of obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) after 3 months of inulin treatment were analyzed. SETTING AND DESIGN: To analyze the intestinal flora and related metabolic indexes in healthy controls and obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome after 3 months of inulin treatment. RESULTS: The results showed that dietary inulin improved sex hormone disorders, reduced BMI and WHR levels in obese women with PCOS. In addition, the inulin intervention reduced plasma TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and MCP-1levels. Inulin intervention increased the abundance of Actinobacteria, Fusobacteria, Lachnospira, and Bifidobacterium, as well as decreased the ratio of F/B and the abundance of proteobacteria, Sutterella, and Enterobacter. Correlation analyses showed a strong relationship among plasma inflammatory factors, sex steroid hormones, and the intestinal flora of patients. CONCLUSIONS: Dietary inulin may improve obese PCOS women disease through the gut flora-inflammation-steroid hormone pathway. THE CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ChiCTR-IOR-17012281.

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
Polycystic ovary syndrome Cystic disease of ovaries,hyperandrogenemia,Multicystic ovaries,multicystic ovaries,Ovarian Degeneration, Sclerocystic,Ovarian Syndrome, Polycystic,Ovarian Syndromes, Polycystic,Ovaries, Sclerocystic,Ovary Syndrome, Polycystic,Ovary, Sclerocystic,PCO - Polycystic ovaries,Pco1,PCOD - Polycystic ovarian disease,PCOS,Pcos,PCOS - Polycystic ovarian syndrome,PCOS1,Polycystic ovarian disease,polycystic ovarian disease,Polycystic ovarian syndrome,Polycystic ovaries,polycystic ovaries,Polycystic ovaries (disorder),polycystic ovary,polycystic ovary syndrome,polycystic ovary syndrome 1,Sclerocystic Ovarian Degeneration,Sclerocystic Ovaries,Sclerocystic Ovary,Sclerocystic Ovary Syndrome,Stein Leventhal Syndrome,Stein-Leventhal synd.,Stein-Leventhal Syndrome,Stein-Leventhal syndrome,Syndrome, Polycystic Ovary,Syndrome, Stein-Leventhal,Polycystic ovary syndrome
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Non-obese control group (NSD)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Obese control group (NFD)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
This group consists of obese patients with ≥ 25 kg/m2 body mass index (BMI).
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
20
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
16
Antibiotics exclusion Number of days without antibiotics usage (if applicable) and other antibiotics-related criteria used to exclude participants (if any)
3 months

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
Not specified
Sequencing platform Manufacturer and experimental platform used for quantifying microbial abundance
Ion Torrent

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
relative abundances
Statistical test
LEfSe
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
LDA Score above Threshold for the linear discriminant analysis (LDA) score for studies using the popular LEfSe tool
2


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Source: Figure 3E

Description: Analysis of Biomarkers with significant differences between groups based on LDA Effect Size.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Obese control group (NFD)

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Allisonella
Parabacteroides distasonis
Howardella
[Ruminococcus] torques
Actinomyces massiliensis
TM7 phylum sp. oral clone FR058
Megamonas

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Source: Figure 3E

Description: Analysis of Biomarkers with significant differences between groups based on LDA Effect Size.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Obese control group (NFD)

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Phocaeicola plebeius
unclassified Oscillospiraceae
Coprococcus eutactus

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Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Obese control group (NFD)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome patients (FDB)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
This group consists of obese patients with ≥ 25 kg/m2 body mass index (BMI) who have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
16
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
19

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

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Source: Figure 3F

Description: Analysis of Biomarkers with significant differences between groups based on LDA Effect Size.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome patients (FDB)

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Mediterraneibacter gnavus
Lactococcus
Prevotella corporis
Methylobacterium
Beijerinckiaceae
Phocaeicola plebeius

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Source: Figure 3F

Description: Analysis of Biomarkers with significant differences between groups based on LDA Effect Size.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome patients (FDB)

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Ligilactobacillus ruminis
Alloprevotella
bacterium LD2013
Clostridium sp. MC 40
Holdemanella
Bacteroides eggerthii

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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome patients (FDB) before inulin intervention
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome patients (FDA) after inulin intervention
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
This group consists of obese patients with ≥ 25 kg/m2 body mass index (BMI) who have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) after 3 months of inulin intervention.
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
19
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
13

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

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Source: Figure 3G

Description: Analysis of Biomarkers with significant differences between groups based on LDA Effect Size.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome patients (FDA) after inulin intervention

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Lachnospira

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Source: Figure 3G

Description: Analysis of Biomarkers with significant differences between groups based on LDA Effect Size.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome patients (FDA) after inulin intervention

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Sutterella
Lactobacillaceae
Lactobacillus
Lactococcus
Enterobacter
Rhodospirillales
Lactococcus lactis

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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Obese control group (NFD)
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
16

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Signature 1

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Source: Figure 3H

Description: Analysis of Biomarkers with significant differences between groups based on LDA Effect Size.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome patients (FDA) after inulin intervention

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Beijerinckiaceae
Methylobacterium
Parabacteroides johnsonii
Aggregatibacter
Amedibacterium intestinale
Aggregatibacter segnis
Fusobacterium varium
Anaerostipes
Fusobacterium mortiferum
Fusobacteriota
Fusobacteriia
Fusobacteriales
Fusobacteriaceae
Fusobacterium

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Source: Figure 3H

Description: Analysis of Biomarkers with significant differences between groups based on LDA Effect Size.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome patients (FDA) after inulin intervention

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[Ruminococcus] torques
Bacteroides cellulosilyticus
Acidaminococcaceae
Christensenellaceae
Megasphaera
Ruminococcus bicirculans (ex Liu et al. 2021)

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