Association between inflammation, lipopolysaccharide binding protein, and gut microbiota composition in a New Hampshire Bhutanese refugee population with a high burden of type 2 diabetes

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Citation
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Authors
Moser B, Moore D, Khadka B, Lyons C, Foxall T, Andam CP, Parker CJ, Ochin C, Garelnabi M, Sevigny J, Thomas WK, Bigornia S, Dao MC
Journal
Frontiers in nutrition
Year
2022
Keywords:
Bhutanese refugee adults, gastrointestinal microbiome, inflammation, metabolic endotoxemia, type 2 diabetes
INTRODUCTION: South Asian refugees experience a high risk of obesity and diabetes yet are often underrepresented in studies on chronic diseases and their risk factors. The gut microbiota and gut permeability, as assessed through circulating lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP), may underlie the link between chronic inflammation and type 2 diabetes (T2D). The composition of the gut microbiota varies according to multiple factors including demographics, migration, and dietary patterns, particularly fiber intake. However, there is no evidence on the composition of the gut microbiota and its relationship with metabolic health in refugee populations, including those migrating to the United States from Bhutan. The objective of this study was to examine glycemic status in relation to LBP, systemic inflammation fiber intake, and gut microbiota composition in Bhutanese refugee adults residing in New Hampshire (n = 50). METHODS: This cross-sectional study included a convenience sample of Bhutanese refugee adults (N = 50) in NH. Established bioinformatics pipelines for metagenomic analysis were used to determine relative genus abundance, species richness, and alpha diversity measures from shallow shotgun sequences. The relationships between inflammatory markers, gut microbiota composition, dietary fiber, and glycemic status were analyzed. RESULTS: We identified a substantial chronic disease burden in this study population, and observed a correlation between glycemic status, LBP, and inflammation, and a correlation between glycemic status and gut microbiome alpha diversity. Further, we identified a significant correlation between proinflammatory taxa and inflammatory cytokines. SCFA-producing taxa were found to be inversely correlated with age. CONCLUSION: To date, this is the most comprehensive examination of metabolic health and the gut microbiome in a Bhutanese refugee population in NH. The findings highlight areas for future investigations of inflammation and glycemic impairment, in addition to informing potential interventions targeting this vulnerable population.

Experiment 1


Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Folakunmi on 2023-12-18

Curated date: 2023/11/12

Curator: Chinelsy

Revision editor(s): Chinelsy, MyleeeA, Folakunmi

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
Blood , Feces Portion of blood,Vertebrate blood,Whole blood,Blood,blood,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
Age Age,age
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Non-T2D(prediabetes)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
type 2 diabetes (T2D)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Participants with chronic metabolic condition characterized by high levels of blood sugar (glucose), insulin resistance, and relative insulin deficiency.
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
29
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
21
Antibiotics exclusion Number of days without antibiotics usage (if applicable) and other antibiotics-related criteria used to exclude participants (if any)
6 months

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
WMS
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).
raw counts
Statistical test
Spearman Correlation
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
Confounders controlled for Confounding factors that have been accounted for by stratification or model adjustment
age, sex

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
decreased
Simpson Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species evenness
unchanged
Inverse Simpson Modification of Simpsons index D as 1/D to obtain high values in datasets of high diversity and vice versa
unchanged
Richness Number of species
decreased

Signature 1

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Folakunmi on 2023-12-18

Curated date: 2023/11/12

Curator: Chinelsy

Revision editor(s): Chinelsy, MyleeeA, Folakunmi

Source: Within result text under "Association between gut microbiota composition and glycemic status", paragraph 2, line 3-6, figure 3

Description: Spearman correlation matrix heatmap of inflammatory associated taxonomic groups with clinical biomarkers and dietary data, showing fecal pro-inflammatory bacteria and anti-inflammatory/SCFA-producing bacteria correlated with age.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in type 2 diabetes (T2D)

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Bacteroides
Lactobacillus
Veillonella

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Signature 2

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Curated date: 2023/12/17

Curator: Folakunmi

Revision editor(s): Folakunmi

Source: Within result text under "Association between gut microbiota composition and glycemic status", paragraph 2, line 3-6, figure 3

Description: Spearman correlation matrix heatmap of inflammatory associated taxonomic groups with clinical biomarkers and dietary data, showing fecal pro-inflammatory bacteria and anti-inflammatory/SCFA-producing bacteria correlated with age.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in type 2 diabetes (T2D)

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Clostridium
Faecalibacterium
Faecalibacterium prausnitzii

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Experiment 2


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Curated date: 2023/11/13

Curator: MyleeeA

Revision editor(s): MyleeeA, Folakunmi

Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Feces , Blood 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,Portion of blood,Vertebrate blood,Whole blood,Blood,blood
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Cytokine Cytokine,cytokine
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Non-Type 2 Diabetes (Prediabetes)
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Type 2 Diabetes
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Participants with chronic metabolic condition characterized by high levels of blood sugar (glucose), insulin resistance, and relative insulin deficiency, after adjusting for age (used as a covariate).
Antibiotics exclusion Number of days without antibiotics usage (if applicable) and other antibiotics-related criteria used to exclude participants (if any)
6 Months

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
decreased
Simpson Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species evenness
unchanged
Inverse Simpson Modification of Simpsons index D as 1/D to obtain high values in datasets of high diversity and vice versa
unchanged
Richness Number of species
decreased

Signature 1

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Folakunmi on 2023-12-18

Curated date: 2023/11/13

Curator: MyleeeA

Revision editor(s): MyleeeA, Folakunmi

Source: Within result text under "Association between gut microbiota composition and glycemic status", paragraph 3, Figure 3

Description: Spearman correlation matrix heatmap of inflammatory associated taxonomic groups with clinical biomarkers and dietary data, showing fecal pro-inflammatory bacteria and anti-inflammatory/SCFA-producing bacteria correlated with the inflammatory cytokine TNF-a

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Type 2 Diabetes

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Bacteroides
Parabacteroides

Revision editor(s): MyleeeA, Folakunmi

Signature 2

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Folakunmi on 2023-12-18

Curated date: 2023/11/13

Curator: MyleeeA

Revision editor(s): MyleeeA, Folakunmi

Source: Within result text under "Association between gut microbiota composition and glycemic status", paragraph 3, Figure 3

Description: Spearman correlation matrix heatmap of inflammatory associated taxonomic groups with clinical biomarkers and dietary data, showing fecal pro-inflammatory bacteria and anti-inflammatory/SCFA-producing bacteria correlated with the inflammatory cytokine TNF-a

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Type 2 Diabetes

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Prevotella
Collinsella aerofaciens

Revision editor(s): MyleeeA, Folakunmi

Experiment 3


Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Folakunmi on 2023-12-18

Curated date: 2023/12/17

Curator: Folakunmi

Revision editor(s): Folakunmi

Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Diet Dietary,Diets,Diet,diet

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
decreased
Simpson Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species evenness
unchanged
Inverse Simpson Modification of Simpsons index D as 1/D to obtain high values in datasets of high diversity and vice versa
unchanged
Richness Number of species
decreased

Signature 1

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Folakunmi on 2023-12-18

Curated date: 2023/12/17

Curator: Folakunmi

Revision editor(s): Folakunmi

Source: Within result text under "Association between gut microbiota composition and glycemic status", paragraph 4, Figure 3

Description: Spearman correlation matrix heatmap of inflammatory associated taxonomic groups with clinical biomarkers and dietary data, showing fecal pro-inflammatory bacteria and anti-inflammatory/SCFA-producing bacteria correlated with dietary fiber.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Type 2 Diabetes

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Bacteroides
Clostridium
Lactobacillus

Revision editor(s): Folakunmi

Experiment 4


Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Folakunmi on 2023-12-18

Curated date: 2023/12/17

Curator: Folakunmi

Revision editor(s): Folakunmi

Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
HbA1c measurement A1C measurement,A1c measurement,glycated hemoglobin levels,glycosylated Haemoglobin A level,Glycosylated Hemoglobin,glycosylated Hemoglobin A level,Glycosylated Hemoglobin Measurement,HBA1C,HbA1c levels,Hemoglobin A1C,HbA1c measurement,hbA1c measurement

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
decreased
Simpson Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species evenness
unchanged
Inverse Simpson Modification of Simpsons index D as 1/D to obtain high values in datasets of high diversity and vice versa
unchanged
Richness Number of species
decreased

Signature 1

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Folakunmi on 2023-12-18

Curated date: 2023/12/17

Curator: Folakunmi

Revision editor(s): Folakunmi

Source: Within result text under "Association between gut microbiota composition and glycemic status", paragraphs 3 and 4, Figure 3

Description: Spearman correlation matrix heatmap of inflammatory associated taxonomic groups with clinical biomarkers and dietary data, showing fecal pro-inflammatory bacteria and anti-inflammatory/SCFA-producing bacteria correlated with HbA1c

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Type 2 Diabetes

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Phascolarctobacterium

Revision editor(s): Folakunmi

Signature 2

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Folakunmi on 2023-12-18

Curated date: 2023/12/17

Curator: Folakunmi

Revision editor(s): Folakunmi

Source: Within result text under "Association between gut microbiota composition and glycemic status", paragraphs 3 and 4, Figure 3

Description: Spearman correlation matrix heatmap of inflammatory associated taxonomic groups with clinical biomarkers and dietary data, showing fecal pro-inflammatory bacteria and anti-inflammatory/SCFA-producing bacteria correlated with HbA1c

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Type 2 Diabetes

NCBI Quality ControlLinks
Clostridium

Revision editor(s): Folakunmi