Yang LL, Wu BB, Liang Y. Effects of plant fermentation extract on intestinal microbiota in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2016;
24:2982-2987. [DOI:
10.11569/wcjd.v24.i19.2982]
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Abstract
AIM: To investigate the effect of plant fermentation extracts (PFE) on intestinal microbiota in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), using high-throughput sequencing.
METHODS: The feces were collected from IBS patients before (day 0) and 30 days (day 30) after consumption of PFE, respectively. The community structure and abundance of the intestinal microbiota were examined via analyzing 16S rRNA high throughput sequencing using an Illumima System.
RESULTS: The overall diversity of the intestinal microbiota had no significant change on day 30. At the phylum level, the abundance of Firmicutes was significantly decreased (P < 0.05), while that of Bacteroidetes was significantly increased (P < 0.05). The ratio of Bacteroidetes/Firmicutes was greatly elevated. At the family level, Campylobacteraceae, Cryomorphaceae, Erysipelotrichaceae and Fibrobacteraceae were detected after the PFE consumption, and their abundance all significantly increased (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: PFE improves the abundance of intestinal microbiota in IBS patients, which may be utilized as a type of dietary intervention of IBS.
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