Gut Microbiome of Healthy and Arthritic Dogs

Study information

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study design

case-control

Citation

PMID PubMed identifier for scientific articles.

32674496

DOI Digital object identifier for electronic documents.

10.3390/vetsci7030092

URI

Authors

Cintio M, Scarsella E, Sgorlon S, Sandri M, Stefanon B

Journal

Veterinary sciences

Year

2020

Keywords:

arthritis, dogs, gut microbiome, hematological parameters

Several studies have underlined the interplay among host-microbiome and pathophysiological conditions of animals. Research has also focused specifically on whether and how changes in the gut microbiome have provoked the occurrence of pathological phenomena affecting cartilage and joints in humans and in laboratory animals. Here, we tried to evaluate the relationship between the gut microbiome and the hip and elbow arthritis in owned dogs. The study included 14 dogs suffering from chronic arthritis (AD) and 13 healthy dogs (HD). After the first visit and during the period of the study, the dogs, under the supervision of the owner, were fed a semi-moist complete diet supplemented with omega 3 fatty acids. Feces and blood samples were collected in the clinic at the first visit (T0) and after days (T45). The plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) was higher, and the serum vitamin B12 and folate concentrations were lower (p < 0.05) in the AD group in comparison to the HD group. Data of the fecal microbiome showed that the relative abundances of the genus Megamonas were higher in AD (p < 0.001), while the relative abundance of the families Paraprevotellaceae, Porphyromonadaceae, and Mogibacteriaceae was significantly lower in comparison to HD. The results of the study identified several bacterial groups that differed significantly in the fecal microbiome between healthy and diseased dogs. If the observed differences in fecal bacterial composition predispose dogs to hip and elbow arthritis or if these differences reflect a correlation with these conditions deserves further investigation.

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Subjects

Location of subjects: Italy

Host species Species from which microbiome was sampled. Contact us to have more species added.: Canis lupus familiaris

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: Arthritis arthritic joint disease,arthritides,arthritis,inflammation of skeletal joint,inflammatory disorder of joint,skeletal joint inflammation,Arthritis

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

Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies: dogs with hip or elbow arthritis

Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group: dogs with evidence of hip/elbow arthritis as follows: clinical anamnesis for limping forelimbs and/or associated with posterior limping; rapid fatigue after effort; decrease in motor activity; radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis (AD) in one or two joints (elbow, hips)

Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group: 13

Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group: 14

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: Not specified

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: 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)?: Yes

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: unchanged

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

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Source: Figure 3b

Description: Differential microbial abundance between healthy dogs and arthritic dogs

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in dogs with hip or elbow arthritis

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Aeromonadales
Anaerobiospirillum
Bacteria
Parabacteroides
Peptococcaceae
Peptococcus
Phascolarctobacterium
Porphyromonadaceae
Succinivibrionaceae
unclassified Mogibacterium