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Hoen AG, Li J, Moulton LA, O’Toole GA, Housman ML, Koestler DC, Guill MF, Moore JH, Hibberd PL, Morrison HG, Sogin ML, Karagas MR, Madan JC. Associations between Gut Microbial Colonization in Early Life and Respiratory Outcomes in Cystic Fibrosis. J Pediatr 2015; 167:138-47.e1-3. [PMID: 25818499 PMCID: PMC4674690 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.02.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2014] [Revised: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine patterns of microbial colonization of the respiratory and intestinal tracts in early life in infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) and their associations with breastfeeding and clinical outcomes. STUDY DESIGN A comprehensive, prospective longitudinal analysis of the upper respiratory and intestinal microbiota in a cohort of infants and young children with CF followed from birth was performed. Genus-level microbial community composition was characterized using 16S-targeted pyrosequencing, and relationships with exposures and outcomes were assessed using linear mixed-effects models, time-to-event analysis, and principal components analysis. RESULTS Sequencing of 120 samples from 13 subjects collected from birth to 34 months revealed relationships between breastfeeding, microbial diversity in the respiratory and intestinal tracts, and the timing of onset of respiratory complications, including exacerbations and colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Fluctuations in the abundance of specific bacterial taxa preceded clinical outcomes, including a significant decrease in bacteria of the genus Parabacteroides within the intestinal tract prior to the onset of chronic P aeruginosa colonization. Specific assemblages of bacteria in intestinal samples, but not respiratory samples, were associated with CF exacerbation in early life, indicating that the intestinal microbiome may play a role in lung health. CONCLUSIONS Our findings relating breastfeeding to respiratory outcomes, gut diversity to prolonged periods of health, and specific bacterial communities in the gut prior to respiratory complications in CF highlight a connection between the intestinal microbiome and health and point to potential opportunities for antibiotic or probiotic interventions. Further studies in larger cohorts validating these findings are needed.
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- Anne G. Hoen
- Computational Genetics Laboratory, Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755,Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755
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- Computational Genetics Laboratory, Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755
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- Division of Allergy and Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon NH 03756
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160
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- Division of Allergy and Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon NH 03756
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- Computational Genetics Laboratory, Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755
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- Division of Global Health, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114
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- Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543
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- Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543
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- Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756
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Serial analysis of the gut and respiratory microbiome in cystic fibrosis in infancy: interaction between intestinal and respiratory tracts and impact of nutritional exposures. mBio 2012; 3:mBio.00251-12. [PMID: 22911969 PMCID: PMC3428694 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00251-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 256] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Pulmonary damage caused by chronic colonization of the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung by microbial communities is the proximal cause of respiratory failure. While there has been an effort to document the microbiome of the CF lung in pediatric and adult patients, little is known regarding the developing microflora in infants. We examined the respiratory and intestinal microbiota development in infants with CF from birth to 21 months. Distinct genera dominated in the gut compared to those in the respiratory tract, yet some bacteria overlapped, demonstrating a core microbiota dominated by Veillonella and Streptococcus. Bacterial diversity increased significantly over time, with evidence of more rapidly acquired diversity in the respiratory tract. There was a high degree of concordance between the bacteria that were increasing or decreasing over time in both compartments; in particular, a significant proportion (14/16 genera) increasing in the gut were also increasing in the respiratory tract. For 7 genera, gut colonization presages their appearance in the respiratory tract. Clustering analysis of respiratory samples indicated profiles of bacteria associated with breast-feeding, and for gut samples, introduction of solid foods even after adjustment for the time at which the sample was collected. Furthermore, changes in diet also result in altered respiratory microflora, suggesting a link between nutrition and development of microbial communities in the respiratory tract. Our findings suggest that nutritional factors and gut colonization patterns are determinants of the microbial development of respiratory tract microbiota in infants with CF and present opportunities for early intervention in CF with altered dietary or probiotic strategies. While efforts have been focused on assessing the microbiome of pediatric and adult cystic fibrosis (CF) patients to understand how chronic colonization by these microbes contributes to pulmonary damage, little is known regarding the earliest development of respiratory and gut microflora in infants with CF. Our findings suggest that colonization of the respiratory tract by microbes is presaged by colonization of the gut and demonstrated a role of nutrition in development of the respiratory microflora. Thus, targeted dietary or probiotic strategies may be an effective means to change the course of the colonization of the CF lung and thereby improve patient outcomes.
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Polizzi A, Tesse R, Santostasi T, Diana A, Manca A, Logrillo VP, Cazzato MD, Pantaleo MG, Armenio L. Genotype-phenotype correlation in cystic fibrosis patients bearing [H939R;H949L] allele. Genet Mol Biol 2011; 34:416-20. [PMID: 21931512 PMCID: PMC3168180 DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572011000300008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Accepted: 04/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene mutations. We ascertained five patients with a novel complex CFTR allele, with two mutations, H939R and H949L, inherited in cis in the same exon of CFTR gene, and one different mutation per patient inherited in trans in a wide population of 289 Caucasian CF subjects from South Italy. The genotype-phenotype relationship in patients bearing this complex allele was investigated. The two associated mutations were related to classical severe CF phenotypes.
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- Angela Polizzi
- Department of Biomedicine of the Developmental Age, Apulian Referral Center for Cystic Fibrosis, Pediatric Unit "S. Maggiore", University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Heterozygous variant at nucleotide position 875+11A>T in exon 6A cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene induces 852del22 mutation false-positivity by line probe assay. Fertil Steril 2010; 95:1121.e1-4. [PMID: 21067729 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2010] [Revised: 08/26/2010] [Accepted: 09/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explain the lack of genotype-phenotype correlation observed in a patient double heterozygous for the 852del22 and F508del mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. DESIGN Case report. SETTING Medical laboratory department. PATIENT(S) A 42-year-old asymptomatic patient underwent genetic screening for in vitro fertilization (IVF). INTERVENTION(S) CFTR genetic screening (commercial kit aimed at detecting 57 mutations), segregation analysis, evaluation of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products using a denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC), and sequence analysis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) To avoid diagnostic errors and improve genetic counseling. RESULT(S) Segregation analysis allowed us to establish that the mutations were in trans. Analysis of the PCR products using a DHPLC apparatus showed a heteroduplex formation indicative of a heterozygous variant in exon 6A. Direct sequencing characterized the heterozygous variant as an A to T transversion at nucleotide position 875+11. Therefore, the change of one single nucleotide in a portion surrounding the 852del22 mutation facilitated the aspecific interaction between the commercial oligonucleotide probe and the amplified genomic DNA, which explains the 852del22 mutation false molecular positivity that was detected by the line probe assay. CONCLUSION(S) The individualization of 852del22 mutation by a standard genetic panel should be confirmed by more extensive analyses.
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