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Metagenomic analysis reveals associations between salivary microbiota and body composition in early childhood

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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
卷 12, 期 1, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14668-y

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  1. US National Institute Health [UH3OD023275, NIAID T32AI007519, NIEHS P01ES022832, NIEHS P20ES018175, NIGMS P20GM104416, NLM R01LM012723, NIDCR R01DE028154]
  2. US Environmental Protection Agency [RD83459901, RD83544201]

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Several studies have shown that body mass index is strongly associated with differences in gut microbiota, but the relationship between body weight and oral microbiota is less clear especially in young children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between child growth and the saliva microbiome. The study found that within-sample diversity was inversely related to body mass measurements while community composition was not associated, and certain taxa were consistently associated with growth.
Several studies have shown that body mass index is strongly associated with differences in gut microbiota, but the relationship between body weight and oral microbiota is less clear especially in young children. We aimed to evaluate if there is an association between child growth and the saliva microbiome. We hypothesized that associations between growth and the saliva microbiome would be moderate, similarly to the association between growth and the gut microbiome. For 236 toddlers participating in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study, we characterized the association between multiple longitudinal anthropometric measures of body height, body weight and body mass. Body Mass Index (BMI) z-scores were calculated, and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used to estimate body composition. Shotgun metagenomic sequencing of saliva samples was performed to taxonomically and functionally profile the oral microbiome. We found that within-sample diversity was inversely related to body mass measurements while community composition was not associated. Although the magnitude of associations were small, some taxa were consistently associated with growth and modified by sex. Certain taxa were associated with decreased weight or growth (including Actinomyces odontolyticus and Prevotella melaninogenica) or increased growth (such as Streptococcus mitis and Corynebacterium matruchotii) across anthropometric measures. Further exploration of the functional significance of this relationship will enhance our understanding of the intersection between weight gain, microbiota, and energy metabolism and the potential role of these relationships on the onset of obesity-associated diseases in later life.

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