Journal
MSPHERE
Volume 5, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/mSphere.00071-20
Keywords
atrial fibrillation; gut microbiota; metabolomics; metagenomics; paroxysmal; persistent
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81670214, 81500383, 81870308, 81970271]
- Beijing Natural Science Foundation [7172080]
- Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals' Youth Program [QML20170303]
- 1351 personnel training plan [CYMY-2017-03]
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Dysbiotic gut microbiota (GM) and disordered metabolic patterns are known to be involved in the clinical expression of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, little evidence has been reported in characterizing the specific changes in fecal microbiota in paroxysmal AF (PAF) and persistent AF (psAF). To provide a comprehensive understanding of GM dysbiosis in AF types, we assessed the GM signatures of 30 PAF patients, 20 psAF patients, and 50 non-AF controls based on metagenomic and metabolomic analyses. Compared with control subjects, similar changes of GM were identified in PAF and psAF patients, with elevated microbial diversity and similar alteration in the microbiota composition. PAF and psAF patients shared the majority of differential taxa compared with non-AF controls. Moreover, the similarity was also illuminated in microbial function and associated metabolic alterations. Additionally, minor disparity was observed in PAF compared with psAF. Several distinctive taxa between PAF and psAF were correlated with certain metabolites and atrial diameter, which might play a role in the pathogenesis of atrial remodeling. Our findings characterized the presence of many common features in GM shared by PAF and psAF, which occurred at the self-terminating PAF. Preventative and therapeutic measures targeting GM for early intervention to postpone the progression of AF are highly warranted.
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