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ABSTRACT: Background
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection-reduced liver functions are associated with intestinal microbial community dissimilarity. This study aimed to investigate the microbial community dissimilarity in patients with different grades of HBV-related liver cirrhosis.Results
Serum endotoxin was increased with Child-Pugh (CP) class (A, B, and C). Veillonellaceae and Lachnospiraceae families were reduced in patients compared with controls. Megamonas and Veillonella genus was reduced and increased in patients compared with controls, respectively, especially in CPB and CPC groups. Correlation analysis showed that endotoxin content was significantly correlated with alcohol consumption (95% CI 0.100, 0.493), CP class (95% CI 0.289, 0.687) and Lachnospiraceae family level (95% CI - 0.539, - 0.122). Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio was correlated with the level of Lachnospiraceae family (95% CI 0.013, 0.481), Veillonellaceae family (95% CI 0.284, 0.696), Megamonas genus (95% CI 0.101, 0.518) and Veillonella genus (95% CI 0.134, 0.545). All aforementioned bacteria were independent risk or protective factors for hepatitis. Alcohol consumption changed microbial community.Conclusions
Our study demonstrated that elevated Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio, reduced Megamonas genus level and increased Veillonella genus level were indicators for HBV-related liver cirrhosis. Alcohol-related pathogenesis was associated with the changed microbial community.
SUBMITTER: Deng YD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6878713 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Deng Yong-Dong YD Peng Xue-Bin XB Zhao Rong-Rong RR Ma Chao-Qun CQ Li Jian-Ning JN Yao Li-Qiong LQ
Gut pathogens 20191126
<h4>Background</h4>Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection-reduced liver functions are associated with intestinal microbial community dissimilarity. This study aimed to investigate the microbial community dissimilarity in patients with different grades of HBV-related liver cirrhosis.<h4>Results</h4>Serum endotoxin was increased with Child-Pugh (CP) class (A, B, and C). <i>Veillonellaceae</i> and <i>Lachnospiraceae</i> families were reduced in patients compared with controls. <i>Megamonas</i> a ...[more]