Rectal Microbiome Alterations Associated With Oral Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

Study information

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study design

cross-sectional observational, not case-control

Citation

PMID PubMed identifier for scientific articles.

32258202

DOI Digital object identifier for electronic documents.

10.1093/ofid/ofz463

URI

Authors

Fulcher JA, Li F, Cook RR, Zabih S, Louie A, Okochi H, Tobin NH, Gandhi M, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM, Aldrovandi GM

Journal

Open forum infectious diseases

Year

2019

Keywords:

men who have sex with men (MSM), pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), rectal microbiome

Background: Oral daily tenofovir (TFV) disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective for HIVprevention, yet long-term effects are not fully understood. We investigated the effects of PrEP on the rectal microbiome in a cohort of men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods: This cross-sectional analysis included HIV-negative MSM either on PrEP (n = 37) or not (n = 37) selected from an ongoing cohort using propensity score matching. Rectal swabs were used to examine microbiome composition using 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene sequencing, and associations between PrEP use and microbiota abundance were examined. Hair specimens were used to quantify TFV and FTC exposure over the past 6 weeks on a subset of participants (n = 15). Results: Pre-exposure prophylaxis use was associated with a significant increase in Streptococcus abundance (adjusted P = .015). Similar associations were identified using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression, confirming the increase in Streptococcus and also showing increased Mitsuokella, Fusobacterium, and decreased Escherichia/Shigella. Increased Fusobacterium was significantly associated with increasing TFV exposure. Conclusions: Oral TDF/FTC for PrEP is associated with rectal microbiome changes compared to well matched controls, specifically increased Streptococcus and Fusobacterium abundance. This study highlights the need for future investigations of the role of microbiome changes on HIV susceptibility and effectiveness of PrEP.

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Subjects

Location of subjects: United States of America

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: Rectum Intestinum rectum,Rectal sac,Terminal portion of intestine,Terminal portion of large intestine,Rectum,rectum

Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology: HIV/AIDS pre-exposure prophylaxis AIDS pre-exposure prophylaxis,HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis,HIV/AIDS pre-exposure prophylaxis,hIV/AIDS pre-exposure prophylaxis

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies: HIV-negative MSM not on PrEP

Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies: HIV-negative MSM on PrEP

Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group: HIV-negative Men who have sex with men (MSM) on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group: 37

Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group: 37

Lab analysis

Sequencing type: 16S

16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene: 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).: raw counts

Statistical test: Linear Regression

Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any): 0.1

MHT correction Have statistical tests be corrected for multiple hypothesis testing (MHT)?: Yes

Matched on Factors on which subjects have been matched on in a case-control study: age, alcohol drinking, drug dependence, ethnic group, nicotine dependence, obesity, anal intercourse, marijuana, race

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness: unchanged

Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness: unchanged

Simpson Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species evenness: unchanged

Richness Number of species: unchanged

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Description: Pre-exposure prophylaxis use associates with differential abundance of specific bacterial genera

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in HIV-negative MSM on PrEP

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Streptococcus
Fusobacterium
Mitsuokella

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Description: Pre-exposure prophylaxis use associates with differential abundance of specific bacterial genera

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in HIV-negative MSM on PrEP

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Escherichia
Shigella

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Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Statistical test: Zero-inflated negative binomial regression Statistical test: "Zero-inflated negative binomial regression" is not in the list (ANCOM, ANOSIM, ANOVA, Beta Binomial Regression, Chi-Square, Cox Proportional-Hazards Regression, Dunn's test, DESeq2, edgeR, Fisher's Exact Test, ...) of allowed values.

Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any): 0.05

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness: unchanged

Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness: unchanged

Simpson Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species evenness: unchanged

Richness Number of species: unchanged

Signature 1

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Description: Pre-exposure prophylaxis use associates with differential abundance of specific bacterial genera

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in HIV-negative MSM on PrEP

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Streptococcus

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