Gastrointestinal tract involvement in systemic sclerosis: The roles of diet and the microbiome

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Authors
Nguyen AD, Andréasson K, McMahan ZH, Bukiri H, Howlett N, Lagishetty V, Lee SM, Jacobs JP, Volkmann ER
Journal
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
Year
2023
Keywords:
FODMAP diet, Gastrointestinal microbiome, Systemic sclerosis, nutrition
BACKGROUND: Alterations in gastrointestinal (GI) microbial composition have been reported in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, it is unclear to what degree these alterations and/or dietary changes contribute to the SSc-GI phenotype. OBJECTIVES: Our study aimed to 1) evaluate the relationship between GI microbial composition and SSc-GI symptoms, and 2) compare GI symptoms and GI microbial composition between SSc patients adhering to a low versus non-low fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) diet. METHODS: Adult SSc patients were consecutively recruited to provide stool specimens for bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Patients completed the UCLA Scleroderma Clinical Trial Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract Instrument (GIT 2.0) and the Diet History Questionnaire (DHQ) II and were classified as adhering to a low or non-low FODMAP diet. GI microbial differences were assessed using three metrics of alpha diversity (species richness, evenness, and phylogenetic diversity), as well as beta diversity (overall microbial composition). Differential abundance analysis was performed to identify specific genera associated with SSc-GI phenotype and low versus non-low FODMAP diet. RESULTS: Of the 66 total SSc patients included, the majority were women (n = 56) with a mean disease duration of 9.6 years. Thirty-five participants completed the DHQ II. Increased severity of GI symptoms (total GIT 2.0 score) was associated with decreased species diversity and differences in GI microbial composition. Specifically, pathobiont genera (e.g., Klebsiella and Enterococcus) were significantly more abundant in patients with increased GI symptom severity. When comparing low (N = 19) versus non-low (N = 16) FODMAP groups, there were no significant differences in GI symptom severity or in alpha and beta diversity. Compared with the low FODMAP group, the non-low FODMAP group had greater abundance of the pathobiont Enterococcus. CONCLUSION: SSc patients reporting more severe GI symptoms exhibited GI microbial dysbiosis characterized by less species diversity and alterations in microbial composition. A low FODMAP diet was not associated with significant alterations in GI microbial composition or reduced SSc-GI symptoms; however, randomized controlled trials are needed to evaluate the impact of specific diets on GI symptoms in SSc.

Experiment 1


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Curated date: 2023/10/09

Curator: Boadiwaa

Revision editor(s): Boadiwaa, Chloe, Tolulopeo

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
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
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
systemic scleroderma diffuse Scleroderma,diffuse sclerosis,Progressive systemic sclerosis,progressive systemic sclerosis,PSS (progressive systemic sclerosis),PSS - Progressive systemic sclerosis,Scleroderma,Scleroderma (& [systemic sclerosis]),Scleroderma syndrome,Scleroderma, diffuse,Scleroderma, Systemic,Scleroderma, systemic,Sclerosis, Systemic,SS - Systemic sclerosis,SSc,SSc, diffuse sclerosis,systemic Scleroderma,systemic scleroderma,Systemic sclerosis,systemic sclerosis,Systemic sclerosis (disorder),Thibierge-Weissenbach syndrome
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Adult Systemic Sclerosis patients on a low fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) diet.
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Adult Systemic Sclerosis patients on a non-low fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) diet.
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Adult patients with Systemic Sclerosis of any duration, as diagnosed according to the 2013 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Classification Criteria for Systemic Sclerosis, on a non-low fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) diet.
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
16
Antibiotics exclusion Number of days without antibiotics usage (if applicable) and other antibiotics-related criteria used to exclude participants (if any)
Three weeks

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
V4-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
DESeq2
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

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged
Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
unchanged
Faith Phylogenetic diversity, takes into account phylogenetic distance of all taxa identified in a sample
unchanged

Signature 1

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Curated date: 2023/10/09

Curator: Boadiwaa

Revision editor(s): Boadiwaa, Chloe, Tolulopeo

Source: Figure 4

Description: Differential abundance of specific genera between low versus non-low FODMAP groups.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Adult Systemic Sclerosis patients on a non-low fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) diet.

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Enterococcus
Klebsiella
Megasphaera
Rhodospirillales

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Signature 2

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Source: Figure 4

Description: Differential abundance of specific genera between low versus non-low FODMAP groups.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Adult Systemic Sclerosis patients on a non-low fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) diet.

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Coprococcus sp.
Erysipelotrichaceae
Faecalibacterium sp. UBA1819
Hungatella
Oribacterium
Peptoclostridium
Terrisporobacter
Tyzzerella sp.
uncultured Lachnospiraceae bacterium

Revision editor(s): Boadiwaa, Chloe

Experiment 2


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Curated date: 2023/10/11

Curator: Boadiwaa

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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Not Applicable
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Systemic Sclerosis patients with increased GIT 2.0 score
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Adult patients with Systemic Sclerosis of any duration, as diagnosed according to the 2013 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Classification Criteria for Systemic Sclerosis, reporting more severe Gastrointestinal Tract symptoms
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
66
Antibiotics exclusion Number of days without antibiotics usage (if applicable) and other antibiotics-related criteria used to exclude participants (if any)
four weeks

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

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

Signature 1

Needs review

Curated date: 2023/10/11

Curator: Boadiwaa

Revision editor(s): Boadiwaa, Chloe, Hodan Issah

Source: Figure 3

Description: Differential abundance of specific genera based on GIT 2.0 Total Score

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Systemic Sclerosis patients with increased GIT 2.0 score

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Enterococcus
Faecalibacterium sp. UBA1819
Klebsiella
Lactobacillus
Sphingobium

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Signature 2

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Curated date: 2023/10/11

Curator: Boadiwaa

Revision editor(s): Boadiwaa, Chloe, Peace Sandy, Hodan Issah

Source: Figure 3

Description: Differential abundance of specific genera based on GIT 2.0 Total Score

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Systemic Sclerosis patients with increased GIT 2.0 score

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Bacteroidales
Catenibacterium
Clostridia
Clostridiales bacterium
Clostridiales bacterium DTU089
Clostridium sp. CAG:352
Coprococcus
Coprococcus sp.
Cuneatibacter
Dubosiella
Methanobrevibacter
Mollicutes
Prevotella
Romboutsia
Subdoligranulum
Subdoligranulum sp.
Turicibacter
Tyzzerella
rhinovirus A89
uncultured Defluviitaleaceae bacterium
uncultured Erysipelotrichaceae bacterium
uncultured Haematococcaceae
Christensenellaceae R-7 groupChristensenellaceae R-7 group
Lachnospiraceae NK4B4 groupLachnospiraceae NK4B4 group
Lachnospiraceae ND3007 groupLachnospiraceae ND3007 group
uncultured Oscillospiraceae bacterium

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Experiment 3


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Curated date: 2023/10/12

Curator: Boadiwaa

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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Not specified
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Systemic Sclerosis patients with more severe diarrhoea
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Adult patients with Systemic Sclerosis of any duration, as diagnosed according to the 2013 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Classification Criteria for Systemic Sclerosis, reporting more severe diarrhea based on the diarrhea score.

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
decreased
Faith Phylogenetic diversity, takes into account phylogenetic distance of all taxa identified in a sample
decreased

Signature 1

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Curated date: 2023/10/30

Curator: Boadiwaa

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Source: Supplemental Figure 1

Description: Differential abundance of specific genera based on symptom score for the diarrhea domain.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Systemic Sclerosis patients with more severe diarrhoea

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Enterococcus
Clostridiales bacterium DTU089
Veillonella
Lactobacillus
Sphingobium

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Signature 2

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Curated date: 2023/10/30

Curator: Boadiwaa

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Source: Supplemental Figure 1

Description: Differential abundance of specific genera based on symptom score for the diarrhea domain.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Systemic Sclerosis patients with more severe diarrhoea

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Oscillospiraceae bacterium
Turicibacter
Subdoligranulum
Bifidobacterium
uncultured Oscillospiraceae bacterium
Intestinibacter
Coprococcus
Family XIII AD3011 groupFamily XIII AD3011 group
Ruminiclostridium
Methanobrevibacter
Candidatus Soleaferrea
Ruminococcus
Prevotella
GCA-900066225GCA-900066225
Anaerotruncus
Family XIIIFamily XIII
Romboutsia
Holdemania
Clostridium sensu strictoClostridium sensu stricto
Christensenellaceae R-7 groupChristensenellaceae R-7 group
Ruminococcaceae NK4A214 groupRuminococcaceae NK4A214 group
Adlercreutzia
Christensenella sp.
Christensenellaceae
Clostridiales bacterium
Lachnospiraceae NK4B4 groupLachnospiraceae NK4B4 group
Coriobacteriales
Tyzzerella
uncultured Defluviitaleaceae bacterium
uncultured Lachnospiraceae bacterium

Revision editor(s): Boadiwaa

Experiment 4


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Curated date: 2023/10/30

Curator: Boadiwaa

Revision editor(s): Boadiwaa

Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Systemic Sclerosis patients with worsened social functioning
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Adult patients with Systemic Sclerosis of any duration, as diagnosed according to the 2013 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Classification Criteria for Systemic Sclerosis, reporting worsened social functioning

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

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

Signature 1

Needs review

Curated date: 2023/10/30

Curator: Boadiwaa

Revision editor(s): Boadiwaa

Source: Supplemental Figure 2

Description: Differential abundance of specific genera based on symptom score for the social functioning domain.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Systemic Sclerosis patients with worsened social functioning

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Lactococcus
Megasphaera
Enterococcus
Faecalibacterium sp. UBA1819
Hungatella
Escherichia
Shigella
Eggerthella
Lactobacillus
Lachnoclostridium
Sphingobium

Revision editor(s): Boadiwaa

Signature 2

Needs review

Curated date: 2023/10/30

Curator: Boadiwaa

Revision editor(s): Boadiwaa

Source: Supplemental Figure 2

Description: Differential abundance of specific genera based on symptom score for the social functioning domain.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Systemic Sclerosis patients with worsened social functioning

NCBI Quality ControlLinks
Turicibacter
Ruminococcus
Coprococcus
Romboutsia
uncultured Erysipelotrichaceae bacterium
Lachnospiraceae ND3007 groupLachnospiraceae ND3007 group
Subdoligranulum
Firmicutes bacterium CAG:56
uncultured Oscillospiraceae bacterium
Christensenellaceae R-7 groupChristensenellaceae R-7 group
Methanobrevibacter
Mollicutes RF39Mollicutes RF39

Revision editor(s): Boadiwaa