Gastric microbiome composition in obese patients and normal weight subjects with functional dyspepsia

Introduction: Despite the numerous studies demonstrating gut microbiota dysbiosis in obese subjects, there is no data on the association between obesity and gastric microbiota. The aim of this study was to address this gap in literature by comparing the composition of gastric microbiota in obese pa...

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Main Authors: Umut Gazi, Gunnur Kocer, Emrah Ruh, Can Holyavkin, Ozgur Tosun, Mustafa Celik, Aysegul Cort Donmez, Onur Birsen
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Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2024-06-01
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author Umut Gazi
Gunnur Kocer
Emrah Ruh
Can Holyavkin
Ozgur Tosun
Mustafa Celik
Aysegul Cort Donmez
Onur Birsen
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Onur Birsen
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description Introduction: Despite the numerous studies demonstrating gut microbiota dysbiosis in obese subjects, there is no data on the association between obesity and gastric microbiota. The aim of this study was to address this gap in literature by comparing the composition of gastric microbiota in obese patients and a control group which included normal weight volunteers diagnosed with functional dyspepsia (FD). Methodology: A total of 19 obese patients, and 18 normal weight subjects with FD and normal endoscopy results were included in the study. The gastric tissue samples were collected from participants in both groups by bariatric surgery and endoscopy, respectively, and profiled using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. Results: There was no significant difference in the α-diversity scores, while distinct gastric microbial compositions were detected in both groups. Significantly lower levels of Bacteroidetes and Fusobacteria, and higher Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio were recorded in the obese patients. A total of 15 bacterial genera exhibited significant difference in gastric abundance with Prevotella_7, Veillonella, Cupriavidus, and Acinetobacter, present in frequencies higher than 3% in at least one subject group. Conclusions: Our study suggests a significant association between obesity and gastric microbiome composition. Future studies with larger sample size and gastric samples from subjects without any gastrointestinal complications are required to confirm our conclusions.
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spelling doaj-art-1964fd1e32424cb3965ddcbca22e49c82025-08-20T03:48:47ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802024-06-01180610.3855/jidc.19304Gastric microbiome composition in obese patients and normal weight subjects with functional dyspepsiaUmut Gazi0Gunnur Kocer1Emrah Ruh2Can Holyavkin3Ozgur Tosun4Mustafa Celik5Aysegul Cort Donmez6Onur Birsen7Department of Medical Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, CyprusDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, CyprusDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, CyprusGen Era Diagnostics Inc. Barbaros, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, CyprusDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, TurkeyDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, TurkeyDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey Introduction: Despite the numerous studies demonstrating gut microbiota dysbiosis in obese subjects, there is no data on the association between obesity and gastric microbiota. The aim of this study was to address this gap in literature by comparing the composition of gastric microbiota in obese patients and a control group which included normal weight volunteers diagnosed with functional dyspepsia (FD). Methodology: A total of 19 obese patients, and 18 normal weight subjects with FD and normal endoscopy results were included in the study. The gastric tissue samples were collected from participants in both groups by bariatric surgery and endoscopy, respectively, and profiled using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. Results: There was no significant difference in the α-diversity scores, while distinct gastric microbial compositions were detected in both groups. Significantly lower levels of Bacteroidetes and Fusobacteria, and higher Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio were recorded in the obese patients. A total of 15 bacterial genera exhibited significant difference in gastric abundance with Prevotella_7, Veillonella, Cupriavidus, and Acinetobacter, present in frequencies higher than 3% in at least one subject group. Conclusions: Our study suggests a significant association between obesity and gastric microbiome composition. Future studies with larger sample size and gastric samples from subjects without any gastrointestinal complications are required to confirm our conclusions. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/19304obesenormalgastricmicrobiota16S rRNA
spellingShingle Umut Gazi
Gunnur Kocer
Emrah Ruh
Can Holyavkin
Ozgur Tosun
Mustafa Celik
Aysegul Cort Donmez
Onur Birsen
Gastric microbiome composition in obese patients and normal weight subjects with functional dyspepsia
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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title Gastric microbiome composition in obese patients and normal weight subjects with functional dyspepsia
title_full Gastric microbiome composition in obese patients and normal weight subjects with functional dyspepsia
title_fullStr Gastric microbiome composition in obese patients and normal weight subjects with functional dyspepsia
title_full_unstemmed Gastric microbiome composition in obese patients and normal weight subjects with functional dyspepsia
title_short Gastric microbiome composition in obese patients and normal weight subjects with functional dyspepsia
title_sort gastric microbiome composition in obese patients and normal weight subjects with functional dyspepsia
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microbiota
16S rRNA
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