Alterations in Gastric Microbial Communities Are Associated with Risk of Gastric Cancer in a Korean Population: A Case-Control Study

Study information

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study design

case-control

Citation

PMID PubMed identifier for scientific articles.

32937864

DOI Digital object identifier for electronic documents.

https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12092619

URI

Authors

Gunathilake M, Lee J, Choi IJ, Kim YI, Yoon J, Sul WJ, Kim JF, Kim J

Journal

Cancers

Year

2020

Keywords:

case-control, gastric cancer, gastric microbiome, microbial dysbiosis index, pathways

Although the microbiome has a potential role in gastric cancer (GC), little is known about microbial dysbiosis and its functions. This study aimed to observe the associations between the alterations in gastric microbial communities and GC risk. The study participants included 268 GC patients and 288 controls. The 16S rRNA gene sequencing was performed to characterize the microbiome. Streptococcus_NCVM and Prevotella melaninogenica species were highly enriched in cases and controls, respectively. Those who were in the third tertile of P. melaninogenica showed a significantly decreased risk of GC in total (odds ratio (OR): 0.91, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.38-0.96, p-trend = 0.071). Class Bacilli was phylogenetically enriched in cases, while phylum Actinobacteria, class Actinobacteria were related to the controls. The microbial dysbiosis index (MDI) was significantly higher for the cases compared with the healthy controls in the female population (p = 0.002). Females in the third tertile of the MDI showed a significantly increased risk of GC (OR: 2.66, 95% CI: 1.19-5.99, p-trend = 0.017). Secondary bile acid synthesis and biosynthesis of ansamycins pathways were highly abundant in cases and controls, respectively. Dysbiosis of gastric microbial communities is associated with an increased risk of GC specifically in females.

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Subjects

Location of subjects: South Korea

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: Gastric cancer Ca body - stomach,ca greater curvature of stomach,Ca lesser curvature - stomach,cancer of stomach,gastric cancer,gastric cancer, intestinal,gastric neoplasm,malignant gastric neoplasm,malignant gastric tumor,malignant neoplasm of body of stomach,malignant neoplasm of lesser curve of stomach,malignant neoplasm of stomach,malignant neoplasm of the stomach,malignant stomach neoplasm,malignant tumor of body of stomach,malignant tumor of greater curve of stomach,malignant tumor of lesser curve of stomach,malignant tumor of stomach,malignant tumor of the stomach,stomach cancer,Gastric cancer

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies: healthy controls

Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies: gastric cancer patients

Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group: patients with histologically confirmed early gastric cancer (invasive carcinoma confined to the mucosa, regardless of lymph node metastasis status) within the preceding 3 months

Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group: 288

Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group: 268

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

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

Alpha Diversity

Pielou Quantifies how equal the community is numerically: decreased

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

Richness Number of species: increased

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Source: Figure 2

Description: Differential microbial abundance between gastric cancer patients and healthy controls

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in gastric cancer patients

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Campylobacter jejuni
Streptococcus

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Source: Figure 2

Description: Differential microbial abundance between gastric cancer patients and healthy controls

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in gastric cancer patients

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Gemella taiwanensis
Prevotella intermedia
Prevotella melaninogenica
Prevotella nigrescens
Streptococcus vestibularis
Streptococcaceae
Streptococcus
Streptococcus sp.

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