Impact of HbA1c control and type 2 diabetes mellitus exposure on the oral microbiome profile in the elderly population

Objective To investigate the associations of the oral microbiome status with diabetes characteristics in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods A questionnaire was used to assess age, sex, smoking status, drinking status, flossing frequency, T2DM duration and complications, and a blo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xin Zeng, Shuqi Huang, Xin Ye, Siping Song, Jing He, Liwei Hu, Sicheng Deng, Fan Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20002297.2024.2345942
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Objective To investigate the associations of the oral microbiome status with diabetes characteristics in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods A questionnaire was used to assess age, sex, smoking status, drinking status, flossing frequency, T2DM duration and complications, and a blood test was used to determine the glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level. Sequencing of the V3-V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene from saliva samples was used to analyze the oral microbiome.Results Differential analysis revealed that Streptococcus and Weissella were significantly enriched in the late-stage group, and Capnocytophaga was significantly enriched in the early-stage group. Correlation analysis revealed that diabetes duration was positively correlated with the abundance of Streptococcus (r= 0.369, p= 0.007) and negatively correlated with the abundance of Cardiobacterium (r= -0.337, p= 0.014), and the level of HbA1c was not significantly correlated with the oral microbiome. Network analysis suggested that the poor control group had a more complex microbial network than the control group, a pattern that was similar for diabetes duration. In addition, Streptococcus has a low correlation with other microorganisms.Conclusion In elderly individuals, Streptococcus emerges as a potential biomarker linked to diabetes, exhibiting elevated abundance in diabetic patients influenced by disease exposure and limited bacterial interactions.
ISSN:2000-2297