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Park YC, Choi SY, Cha Y, Yoon HW, Son YM. Microbiome-Mucosal Immunity Nexus: Driving Forces in Respiratory Disease Progression. J Microbiol 2024:10.1007/s12275-024-00167-4. [PMID: 39240507 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-024-00167-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2024] [Revised: 08/08/2024] [Accepted: 08/11/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
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The importance of the complex interplay between the microbiome and mucosal immunity, particularly within the respiratory tract, has gained significant attention due to its potential implications for the severity and progression of lung diseases. Therefore, this review summarizes the specific interactions through which the respiratory tract-specific microbiome influences mucosal immunity and ultimately impacts respiratory health. Furthermore, we discuss how the microbiome affects mucosal immunity, considering tissue-specific variations, and its capacity in respiratory diseases containing asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung cancer. Additionally, we investigate the external factors which affect the relationship between respiratory microbiome and mucosal immune responses. By exploring these intricate interactions, this review provides valuable insights into the potential for microbiome-based interventions to modulate mucosal immunity and alleviate the severity of respiratory diseases.
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- Young Chae Park
- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, 17546, Republic of Korea.
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Ma H, Dong Z, Zhang X, Liu C, Liu Z, Zhou X, He J, Zhang S. Airway bacterial microbiome signatures correlate with occupational pneumoconiosis progression. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 284:116875. [PMID: 39142114 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 08/06/2024] [Accepted: 08/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
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Recent evidence has pinpointed a key role of the microbiome in human respiratory health and disease. However, significant knowledge gaps still exist regarding the connection between bacterial communities and adverse effects caused by particulate matters (PMs). Here, we characterized the bacterial microbiome along different airway sites in occupational pneumoconiosis (OP) patients. The sequencing data revealed that OP patients exhibited distinct dysbiosis in the composition and function of the respiratory microbiota. To different extents, there was an overall increase in the colonization of microbiota, such as Streptococcus, implying a possible intrusion pathway provided by exogenous PMs. Compared to those of healthy subjects, unhealthy living habits (i.e., smoking) had a greater impact on microbiome changes in OP patients. Importantly, the associations between the bacterial community and disease indicators indicated that specific bacterial species, including Prevotella, Actinobacillus, and Leptotrichia, might be surrogate markers of OP disease progression. Collectively, our results highlighted the potential participation of the bacterial microbiota in the pathogenesis of respiratory diseases and helped in the discovery of microbiome-based diagnostics for PM-induced disorders.
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- Huimin Ma
- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250117, China; School of Stomatology, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250117, China; Department of Stomatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250117, China.
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- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250117, China; School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250117, China
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- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250117, China
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- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250117, China; School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250117, China
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- Occupational Diseases Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250062, China; Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250062, China
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- Occupational Diseases Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250062, China; Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250062, China
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- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250117, China
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Myung H, Joung YS. Contribution of Particulates to Airborne Disease Transmission and Severity: A Review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:6846-6867. [PMID: 38568611 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c08835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/24/2024]
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The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has catalyzed great interest in the spread of airborne pathogens. Airborne infectious diseases are classified into viral, bacterial, and fungal infections. Environmental factors can elevate their transmission and lethality. Air pollution has been reported as the leading environmental cause of disease and premature death worldwide. Notably, ambient particulates of various components and sizes are harmful pollutants. There are two prominent health effects of particles in the atmosphere: (1) particulate matter (PM) penetrates the respiratory tract and adversely affects health, such as heart and respiratory diseases; and (2) bioaerosols of particles act as a medium for the spread of pathogens in the air. Particulates contribute to the occurrence of infectious diseases by increasing vulnerability to infection through inhalation and spreading disease through interactions with airborne pathogens. Here, we focus on the synergistic effects of airborne particulates on infectious disease. We outline the concepts and characteristics of bioaerosols, from their generation to transformation and circulation on Earth. Considering that microorganisms coexist with other particulates as bioaerosols, we investigate studies examining respiratory infections associated with airborne PM. Furthermore, we discuss four factors (meteorological, biological, physical, and chemical) that may impact the influence of PM on the survival of contagious pathogens in the atmosphere. Our review highlights the significant role of particulates in supporting the transmission of infectious aerosols and emphasizes the need for further research in this area.
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- Hyunji Myung
- Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, 100, Cheongpa-ro 47-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04310, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, 100, Cheongpa-ro 47-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04310, Republic of Korea
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Zaręba Ł, Piszczatowska K, Dżaman K, Soroczynska K, Motamedi P, Szczepański MJ, Ludwig N. The Relationship between Fine Particle Matter (PM2.5) Exposure and Upper Respiratory Tract Diseases. J Pers Med 2024; 14:98. [PMID: 38248800 PMCID: PMC10817350 DOI: 10.3390/jpm14010098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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PM2.5 is one of the most harmful components of airborne pollution and includes particles with diameters of less than 2.5 μm. Almost 90% of the world's population lives in areas with poor air quality exceeding the norms established by the WHO. PM2.5 exposure affects various organs and systems of the human body including the upper respiratory tract which is one of the most prone to its adverse effects. PM2.5 can disrupt nasal epithelial cell metabolism, decrease the integrity of the epithelial barrier, affect mucociliary clearance, and alter the inflammatory process in the nasal mucosa. Those effects may increase the chance of developing upper respiratory tract diseases in areas with high PM2.5 pollution. PM2.5's contribution to allergic rhinitis (AR) and rhinosinusitis was recently thoroughly investigated. Numerous studies demonstrated various mechanisms that occur when subjects with AR or rhinosinusitis are exposed to PM2.5. Various immunological changes and alterations in the nasal and sinonasal epithelia were reported. These changes may contribute to the observations that exposure to higher PM2.5 concentrations may increase AR and rhinosinusitis symptoms in patients and the number of clinical visits. Thus, studying novel strategies against PM2.5 has recently become the focus of researchers' attention. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the effects of PM2.5 on healthy upper respiratory tract mucosa and PM2.5's contribution to AR and rhinosinusitis. Finally, we summarize the current advances in developing strategies against PM2.5 particles' effects on the upper respiratory tract.
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- Łukasz Zaręba
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (Ł.Z.); (K.P.); (K.S.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (Ł.Z.); (K.P.); (K.S.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education, 03-242 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (Ł.Z.); (K.P.); (K.S.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (Ł.Z.); (K.P.); (K.S.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (Ł.Z.); (K.P.); (K.S.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Zeng Y, Pang K, Cao S, Lin G, Tang J. Causal relationship between particulate matter 2.5 and infectious diseases: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study. Heliyon 2024; 10:e23412. [PMID: 38163134 PMCID: PMC10755308 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Background Previous observational studies suggested a correlation between particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and infectious diseases, but causality remained uncertain. This study utilized Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to investigate causal relationships between PM2.5 concentrations and various infectious diseases (COVID-19 infection, hospitalized COVID-19, very severe COVID-19, urinary tract infection, bacterial pneumonia, and intestinal infection). Methods Inverse variance weighted (IVW) was the primary method for evaluating causal associations. For significant causal estimates, multiple sensitivity tests were further performed: (i) three additional MR methods (MR-Egger, weighted median, and maximum likelihood method) for supplementing IVW; (ii) Cochrane's Q test for assessing heterogeneity; (iii) MR-Egger intercept test and MR-PRESSO global test for evaluating horizontal pleiotropy; (iv) leave-one-out sensitivity test for determining the stability. Results PM2.5 concentration significantly increased the risk of hospitalized COVID-19 (OR = 1.91, 95 % CI: 1.06-3.45, P = 0.032) and very severe COVID-19 (OR = 3.29, 95 % CI: 1.48-7.35, P = 3.62E-03). However, no causal effect was identified for PM2.5 concentration on other infectious diseases (P > 0.05). Furthermore, various sensitivity tests demonstrated the reliability of significant causal relationships. Conclusions Overall, lifetime elevated PM2.5 concentration increases the risk of hospitalized COVID-19 and very severe COVID-19. Therefore, controlling air pollution may help mitigate COVID-19 progression.
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- Youjie Zeng
- Department of Anesthesiology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Critical Kidney Disease Research Center of Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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Wu B, Lou C, Chen Z, Chai T, Yu H. Combined 16S and Internal Transcribed Spacer analysis revealed the effect of time on microbial community in animal house. Poult Sci 2023; 102:103039. [PMID: 37729676 PMCID: PMC10514460 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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The outbreak of COVID-19 reminds people that aerosols have an important impact on health. The concentration and composition of microbial aerosol in livestock and poultry houses are closely related to the environmental conditions of livestock and poultry houses, and also related to the healthy growth of livestock and poultry. In our study, 16S and ITS sequencing techniques were used to analyze the relation and difference of bacteria and fungi in the air samples of a chicken house. At the age of 7 to 42 d, the operation classification unit (OTU) numbers of bacteria and fungi identified in our results were 2,398 and 986, respectively, of which the shared OTU numbers were 410 and 141, respectively. At the phylum level, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Actinomycetes were the 3 most abundant bacterial phyla, and Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes were the top 2 phyla in fungi. At the genus level, 7 differential fungal genera were identified, including Debaryomyces, Trichosporon, Wallemia, Aspergillus, Nigrospora, Fusarium, and Vishniacozyma. Compared with other bacterial genera, Lactobacillus, Cetobacterium, and Romboutsia had the highest abundance (more than 5%). The result showed that the Alpha diversity and Beta diversity of fungi were significantly different in different growing periods. However, only Beta diversity showed significant differences among bacteria. In general, the bacterial and fungal diversity of microbial aerosols in the chicken house increased significantly at the age of 7 to 42 d. And the evenness and richness of airborne fungal communities also increased obviously. In a word, we must pay attention to the complex community composition in the chicken house, this is closely related to animal health and the health of surrounding residents. The cooperation and communication between bacteria and fungi in PM2.5 samples provides a new reference to analyze the influence of microbial aerosol.
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- Bo Wu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528225 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528225 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528225 China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an, Shandong Province 271000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528225 China.
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Luo R, Zhang T, Wang L, Feng Y. Emissions and mitigation potential of endocrine disruptors during outdoor exercise: Fate, transport, and implications for human health. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 236:116575. [PMID: 37487926 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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The endocrine system is responsible for secreting and controlling hormones crucial in regulating key body activities. However, endocrine disruptors or endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can harm human health and well-being by interfering with this complex process. This report seeks to assess the present state of understanding about endocrine disruptors in China, including their origins, impacts, and obstacles, and to provide actionable recommendations for reducing exposure and mitigating negative effects. Strong negative correlations between ANOE and rural ecological compensation (REC) and a negative correlation between ANOE and forest coverage (FC) were found in this analysis of the relationships between agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (ANOE), agricultural methane emissions (AME), and land use and land cover variables (LUPC). Just as LUPC is significantly inversely related to FC, AME is positively related. The team uses a gradient-boosted model (GBM) with a Gaussian loss function and fine-tunes the model's parameters to achieve optimal performance and reliable prediction results. With a relative relevance score of 90.36 for ANOE and 67.64 for AME, the analysis shows that LUPC is the most important factor in influencing emission levels. This study aims to increase knowledge of endocrine disruptors' potential advantages and disadvantages in outdoor exercise. The study aims to aid in preventing and managing many diseases and disorders caused by hormonal imbalances or disruptions by examining the origins, effects, and potential mitigation of these substances during outdoor activity. Safe and healthful outdoor exercise is promoted by the study's efforts to discover and implement effective and sustainable solutions to decrease emissions and exposure to endocrine disruptors. This comprehensive study aims to promote a healthier and more sustainable environment for individuals engaging in outdoor exercise by synthesizing current knowledge, providing practical recommendations, and emphasizing the importance of awareness and action.
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- Rui Luo
- Chengdu Sport University, Tiyuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610041, China; College of Sports and Leisure, Sichuan Tourism University, No. 459, Hongling Road, Longquanyi District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 610100, China.
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- College of Sports and Leisure, Sichuan Tourism University, No. 459, Hongling Road, Longquanyi District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 610100, China
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- College of Sports and Leisure, Sichuan Tourism University, No. 459, Hongling Road, Longquanyi District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 610100, China
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- College of Sports and Leisure, Sichuan Tourism University, No. 459, Hongling Road, Longquanyi District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 610100, China
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Jin XEF, Low DY, Ang L, Lu L, Yin X, Tan YQ, Lee AKY, Seow WJ. Exposure to cooking fumes is associated with perturbations in nasal microbiota composition: A pilot study. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 234:116392. [PMID: 37302739 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Air pollution is one of the leading causes of overall mortality globally. Cooking emissions are a major source of fine particulate matter (PM2.5). However, studies on their potential perturbations on the nasal microbiota as well as their association with respiratory health are lacking. This pilot study aims to assess the environmental air quality among occupational cooks and its associations with nasal microbiota and respiratory symptoms. A total of 20 cooks (exposed) and 20 unexposed controls (mainly office workers), were recruited in Singapore from 2019 to 2021. Information on sociodemographic factors, cooking methods, and self-reported respiratory symptoms were collected using a questionnaire. Personal PM2.5 concentrations and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were measured using portable sensors and filter samplers. DNA was extracted from nasal swabs and sequenced using 16s sequencing. Alpha-diversity and beta-diversity were calculated, and between-group variation analysis of species was performed. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for associations between exposure groups and self-reported respiratory symptoms. Higher daily mean PM2.5 (P = 2 × 10-7) and environmental ROS exposure (P = 3.25 × 10-7) were observed in the exposed group. Alpha diversity of the nasal microbiota between the two groups was not significantly different. However, beta diversity was significantly different (unweighted UniFrac P = 1.11 × 10-5, weighted UniFrac P = 5.42 × 10-6) between the two exposure groups. In addition, certain taxa of bacteria were slightly more abundant in the exposed group compared to unexposed controls. There were no significant associations between the exposure groups and self-reported respiratory symptoms. In summary, the exposed group had higher PM2.5 and ROS exposure levels and altered nasal microbiotas as compared to unexposed controls, though further studies are required to replicate these findings in a larger population.
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- Xin Er Frances Jin
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore.
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Air Quality Processes Research Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore; Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore.
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Du S, Shang L, Zou X, Deng X, Sun A, Mu S, Zhao J, Wang Y, Feng X, Li B, Wang C, Liu S, Lu B, Liu Y, Zhang R, Tong Y, Cao B. Azithromycin Exposure Induces Transient Microbial Composition Shifts and Decreases the Airway Microbiota Resilience from Outdoor PM 2.5 Stress in Healthy Adults: a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0206622. [PMID: 37093053 PMCID: PMC10269807 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02066-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions are common for patients with upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). Few data exist regarding the effects of antibiotic administration on airway microbiota among healthy adults. We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to characterize the airway microbiota longitudinally in healthy adults using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and quantification. Both the induced sputum and oral wash samples were collected over a 60-day period following a 3-day intervention with 500 mg azithromycin or placebo. Environmental information, including air quality data (particulate matter [PM2.5] and PM10, air quality index [AQI] values), were also collected during the study. A total of 48 healthy volunteers were enrolled and randomly assigned into two groups. Azithromycin did not alter bacterial load but significantly reduced species richness and Shannon index. Azithromycin exposure resulted in a decrease in the detection rate and relative abundance of different genera belonging to Veillonellaceae, Leptotrichia, Fusobacterium, Neisseria, and Haemophilus. In contrast, the relative abundance of taxa belonging to Streptococcus increased immediately after azithromycin intervention. The shifts in the diversity of the microbiology composition took between 14 and 60 days to recover, depending on the measure used: either UniFrac phylogenetic distance or α-diversity. Outdoor environmental perturbations, especially the high concentration of PM2.5, contributed to novel variability in microbial community composition of the azithromycin group at D30 (30 days after baseline). The network analysis found that azithromycin altered the microbial interactions within airway microbiota. The influence was still obvious at D14 when the relative abundance of most taxa had returned to the baseline level. Compared to the sputum microbiota, oral cavity microbiota had a different pattern of change over time. The induced sputum microbial data can represent the airway microbiota composition in healthy adults. Azithromycin may have transient effects in the airway microbiota of healthy adults and decrease the airway microbiota resilience against outdoor environmental stress. The influence of azithromycin on microbial interactions is noteworthy, although the airway microbiota has returned to a near-baseline level. IMPORTANCE The influence of antibiotic administration on the airway microbiota of healthy adults remains unknown. This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial aiming to investigate the microbial shifts in airways after exposure to azithromycin among heathy adults. We find that azithromycin changes the airway microbial community composition of healthy adults and decreases the airway microbiota resilience against outdoor environmental stress. This study depicts the longitudinal recovery trajectory of airway microbiota after the antibiotic perturbation and may provide reference for appropriate antibiotic prescription.
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- Sisi Du
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Center for Pulmonary Infections, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Center for Pulmonary Infections, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Center for Pulmonary Infections, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Center for Pulmonary Infections, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Center for Pulmonary Infections, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Center for Pulmonary Infections, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Center for Pulmonary Infections, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Jin Yin-tan Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Center for Pulmonary Infections, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Center for Pulmonary Infections, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Center for Pulmonary Infections, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Center for Pulmonary Infections, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Center for Pulmonary Infections, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Center for Pulmonary Infections, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
- College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
- College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Center for Pulmonary Infections, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China
- Changping Laboratory, Beijing, China
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Li K, Pang S, Li Z, Ding X, Gan Y, Gan Q, Fang S. House ammonia exposure causes alterations in microbiota, transcriptome, and metabolome of rabbits. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1125195. [PMID: 37250049 PMCID: PMC10213413 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1125195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Introduction Pollutant gas emissions in the current production system of the livestock industry have negative influences on environment as well as the health of farm staffs and animals. Although ammonia (NH3) is considered as the primary and harmful gas pollutant in the rabbit farm, less investigation has performed to determine the toxic effects of house ammonia exposure on rabbit in the commercial confined barn. Methods In this study, we performed multi-omics analysis on rabbits exposed to high and low concentration of house ammonia under similar environmental conditions to unravel the alterations in nasal and colonic microbiota, pulmonary and colonic gene expression, and muscular metabolic profile. Results and discussion The results showed that house ammonia exposure notably affected microbial structure, composition, and functional capacity in both nasal and colon, which may impact on local immune responses and inflammatory processes. Transcriptome analysis indicated that genes related to cell death (MCL1, TMBIM6, HSPB1, and CD74) and immune response (CDC42, LAMTOR5, VAMP8, and CTSB) were differentially expressed in the lung, and colonic genes associated with redox state (CAT, SELENBP1, GLUD1, and ALDH1A1) were significantly up-regulated. Several key differentially abundant metabolites such as L-glutamic acid, L-glutamine, L-ornithine, oxoglutaric acid, and isocitric acid were identified in muscle metabolome, which could denote house ammonia exposure perturbed amino acids, nucleotides, and energy metabolism. In addition, the widespread and strong inter-system interplay were uncovered in the integrative correlation network, and central features were confirmed by in vitro experiments. Our findings disclose the comprehensive evidence for the deleterious effects of house ammonia exposure on rabbit and provide valuable information for understanding the underlying impairment mechanisms.
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Panumasvivat J, Pratchayasakul W, Sapbamrer R, Chattipakorn N, Chattipakorn SC. The possible role of particulate matter on the respiratory microbiome: evidence from in vivo to clinical studies. Arch Toxicol 2023; 97:913-930. [PMID: 36781433 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-023-03452-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Environmental pollution, which contains ambient particulate matter, has been shown to have a significant impact on human health and longevity over the past 30 years. Recent studies clearly showed that exposure to particulate matter directly caused adverse effects on the respiratory system via various mechanisms including the accumulation of free radical peroxidation, the imbalance of intercellular calcium regulation, and inflammation, resulting in respiratory diseases. Recent evidence showed the importance of the role of the respiratory microbiome on lung immunity and lung development. In addition, previous studies have confirmed that several chronic respiratory diseases were associated with an alteration in the respiratory microbiome. However, there is still a lack of knowledge with regard to the changes in the respiratory microbiome with regard to the role of particulate matter exposure in respiratory diseases. Therefore, this review aims to summarize and discuss all the in vivo to clinical evidence which investigated the effect of particulate matter exposure on the respiratory microbiome and respiratory diseases. Any contradictory findings are incorporated and discussed. A summary of all these pieces of evidence may offer an insight into a therapeutic approach for the respiratory diseases related to particulate matter exposure and respiratory microbiome.
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- Jinjuta Panumasvivat
- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Neurophysiology Unit, Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Neurophysiology Unit, Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Neurophysiology Unit, Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
- Center of Excellence in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
- Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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Wang J, Yan Y, Si H, Li J, Zhao Y, Gao T, Pi J, Zhang R, Chen R, Chen W, Zheng Y, Jiang M. The effect of real-ambient PM2.5 exposure on the lung and gut microbiomes and the regulation of Nrf2. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 254:114702. [PMID: 36950983 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The influence of air pollution on human health has sparked widespread concerns across the world. Previously, we found that exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in our "real-ambient exposure" system can result in reduced lung function. However, the mechanism of organ-specific toxicity is still not fully elucidated. The balance of the microbiome contributes to maintaining lung and gut health, but the changes in the microbiome under PM2.5 exposure are not fully understood. Recently, crosstalk between nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and the microbiome was reported. However, it is unclear whether Nrf2 affects the lung and gut microbiomes under PM2.5 exposure. In this study, wild-type (WT) and Nrf2-/- (KO) mice were exposed to filtered air (FA) and real ambient PM2.5 (PM) in the " real-ambient exposure" system to examine changes in the lung and gut microbiomes. Here, our data suggested microbiome dysbiosis in lung and gut of KO mice under PM2.5 exposure, and Nrf2 ameliorated the microbiome disorder. Our study demonstrated the detrimental impacts of PM2.5 on the lung and gut microbiome by inhaled exposure to air pollution and supported the protective role of Nrf2 in maintaining microbiome homeostasis under PM2.5 exposure.
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- Jianxin Wang
- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea fisheries research institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Sun Yaseen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
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Asri AK, Liu T, Tsai HJ, Lee HY, Pan WC, Wu CD, Wang JY. Residential greenness and air pollution's association with nasal microbiota among asthmatic children. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 219:115095. [PMID: 36535395 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.115095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Both greenness and air pollution have widely been linked with asthma. However, the potential mechanism has rarely been investigated. This study aimed to identify the association between residential greenness and air pollution (fine particulate matter [PM2.5]; nitrogen dioxide [NO2]; ozone [O3]) with nasal microbiota among asthmatic children during the recovery phase. The normalized difference vegetation index was used to assess the extent of residential greenness. Spatiotemporal air pollution variation was estimated using an integrated hybrid kriging-LUR with the XG-Boost algorithm. These exposures were measured in 250-m intervals for four incremental buffer ranges. Nasal microbiota was collected from 47 children during the recovery phase. A generalized additive model controlled for various covariates was applied to evaluate the exposure-outcome association. The lag-time effect of greenness and air pollution related to the nasal microbiota also was examined. A significant negative association was observed between short-term exposure to air pollution and nasal bacterial diversity, as a one-unit increment in PM2.5 or O3 significantly decreased the observed species (PM2.5: -0.59, 95%CI -1.13, -0.05 and O3: -0.93, 95%CI -1.54, -0.32) and species richness (PM2.5: -0.64, 95%CI -1.25, -0.02 and O3: -0.68, 95%CI -1.43, -0.07). Considering the lag-time effect, we found a significant positive association between greenness and both the observed species and species richness. In addition, we identified a significant negative association for all pollutants with the observed species richness. These findings add to the evidence base of the links between nasal microbiota and air pollution and greenness. This study establishes a foundation for future studies of how environmental exposure plays a role in nasal microbiota, which in turn may affect the development of asthma.
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- Aji Kusumaning Asri
- Department of Geomatics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, 350, Taiwan.
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- Department of Leisure Industry and Health Promotion, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.
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- Department of Geomatics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, 35053, Taiwan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan; Allergy, Immunology, and Microbiome (A.I.M.) Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung, 404, Taiwan.
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Chiu YH, Chiu HP, Lin MY. Synergistic effect of probiotic and postbiotic on attenuation of PM2.5-induced lung damage and allergic response. J Food Sci 2023; 88:513-522. [PMID: 36463413 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.16398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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To date, few studies have been conducted on the relationship between postbiotics and air pollution, and there is limited knowledge if postbiotic and probiotic have synergistic effects. Therefore, we created a PM-induced lung inflammation mice model and demonstrated the effect of probiotic, postbiotic, and their combination treatment on attenuation of PM2.5-induced lung damage and allergic response. The mice were intratracheally given PM2.5 triggering conditions of acute lung damage and allergic response. Our results showed that individual treatment of probiotic and postbiotic reduced body weight loss by 47.1% and 48.9%, but the results did not show any effect on polarizing IFN-γ/IL-4 ratio. In addition, PM2.5-induced overactive expression of IgE treated by probiotic and postbiotic was reduced by 33.2% and 30.4%, respectively. While combination treatment of probiotic and postbiotic exerted a synergistic effect, especially considerably on improving IgE reduction by 57.1%, body weight loss by 78.3%, and IFN-γ/IL-4 ratio boost by 87.5%. To sum up the above functionality, these research findings may help establish a novel platform for postbiotic application, formulation, and mechanistic selection with regard to PM2.5-induced lung injury. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Allergic inflammation caused by PM2.5 is not like common allergens (ex. Pollens, ovalbumin, dust mites), which simply skewing Th1/Th2 polarization to Th2. Thus using probiotics screened by Th1-skewing criteria might not be the best choice to treat on PM2.5-induced symptoms. This research proposed a combination of probiotics and postbiotics on modulating immunity homeostasis, and consequently attenuating complications of PM2.5-induced lung damage. These research findings may help establish a novel platform for postbiotic application, formulation and mechanistic selection with regard to PM2.5-induced lung injury.
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- Yi-Heng Chiu
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, ROC, Taiwan.,Chambio Co., Ltd., Taichung, ROC, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, ROC, Taiwan
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Gupta N, Yadav VK, Gacem A, Al-Dossari M, Yadav KK, Abd El-Gawaad NS, Ben Khedher N, Choudhary N, Kumar P, Cavalu S. Deleterious Effect of Air Pollution on Human Microbial Community and Bacterial Flora: A Short Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph192315494. [PMID: 36497569 PMCID: PMC9738139 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192315494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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A balanced microbiota composition is requisite for normal physiological functions of the human body. However, several environmental factors such as air pollutants may perturb the human microbiota composition. It is noticeable that currently around 99% of the world's population is breathing polluted air. Air pollution's debilitating health impacts have been studied scrupulously, including in the human gut microbiota. Nevertheless, air pollution's impact on other microbiotas of the human body is less understood so far. In the present review, the authors have summarized and discussed recent studies' outcomes related to air pollution-driven microbiotas' dysbiosis (including oral, nasal, respiratory, gut, skin, and thyroid microbiotas) and its potential multi-organ health risks.
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- Nishant Gupta
- Department of Medical Research & Development, River Engineering, Toy City, Ecotech-III, Greater Noida 201305, India
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- Department of Biosciences, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Mody University of Science & Technology, Lakshmangarh, Sikar 332311, India
- Correspondence: (V.K.Y.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University 20 Août 1955, Skikda 21000, Algeria
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- Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Madhyanchal Professional University, Ratibad 462044, India
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il 81451, Saudi Arabia
- Laboratory of Thermal and Energy Systems Studies, National School of Engineering of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Sciences, P P Savani University, Surat 394125, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India
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- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, P-ta 1 Decembrie 10, 410087 Oradea, Romania
- Correspondence: (V.K.Y.); (S.C.)
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Vieceli T, Tejada S, Martinez-Reviejo R, Pumarola T, Schrenzel J, Waterer GW, Rello J. Impact of air pollution on respiratory microbiome: A narrative review. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2022.103336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Urban Aerobiome and Effects on Human Health: A Systematic Review and Missing Evidence. ATMOSPHERE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/atmos13071148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Urban air pollutants are a major public health concern and include biological matters which composes about 25% of the atmospheric aerosol particles. Airborne microorganisms were traditionally characterized by culture-based methods recognizing just 1.5–15.3% of the total bacterial diversity that was evaluable by genome signature in the air environment (aerobiome). Despite the large number of exposed people, urban aerobiomes are still weakly described even if recently advanced literature has been published. This paper aims to systematically review the state of knowledge on the urban aerobiome and human health effects. A total of 24 papers that used next generation sequencing (NGS) techniques for characterization and comprised a seasonal analysis have been included. A core of Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, and Bacteroides and various factors that influenced the community structure were detected. Heterogenic methods and results were reported, for both sampling and aerobiome diversity analysis, highlighting the necessity of in-depth and homogenized assessment thus reducing the risk of bias. The aerobiome can include threats for human health, such as pathogens and resistome spreading; however, its diversity seems to be protective for human health and reduced by high levels of air pollution. Evidence of the urban aerobiome effects on human health need to be filled up quickly for urban public health purposes.
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Bacterial composition and colony structure of the lower respiratory tract in infants and children with recurrent wheezing: a case-control study. Ital J Pediatr 2022; 48:120. [PMID: 35854266 PMCID: PMC9297564 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-022-01279-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The bacterial load of the human lower respiratory tract is at least several times lower than that of the other parts of the body. This study aimed to identify the bacterial composition and colony structure of the lower respiratory tract in infants and children with recurrent wheezing compared with those of children with a bronchial foreign body and clarify whether the length of wheezing in infants can contribute to differences in the lower respiratory tract's bacterial colony structure. METHODS We collected specimens of alveolar lavage fluid from 48 infants and children who underwent fiberoptic bronchoscopy and were divided into groups: A1 (multiple wheezing: wheezing more than three times in < 1 month), A2 (persistent wheezing: > 1 month), and B (bronchial foreign body; control group). We analyzed the bacterial community structure of alveolar lavage fluid using high-throughput sequencing. The richness and diversity of the microbial communities were assessed by α and β diversity analyses. RESULTS A total of 6,644 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were obtained based on the Illumina Nova sequencing platform and clustered according to those that met the 97% identity threshold, followed by species annotation of the OTU sequences. In the annotation results, 2,608 (39.25%) OTUs were annotated at the genus level. At the genus level, Sphingomonas and Phyllobacterium were significantly higher in group A1 than in group B. There were significantly more Phyllobacterium in group A2 than in group B. Prevotella, Neisseria, and Haemophilus were higher in group B than in groups A1 and A2. The differences in the between-group α and β diversity analyses were statistically significant. The microbial diversity in groups A1 and A2 was significantly less than that in group B, but there was no statistical difference in bacterial community diversity between groups A1 and A2. CONCLUSION Recurrent wheezing in infants and children is more likely due to alterations in the overall bacterial microecology and disruption of host respiration and immune homeostasis than the effects of a single bacterium.
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Super Dominant Pathobiontic Bacteria in the Nasopharyngeal Microbiota Cause Secondary Bacterial Infection in COVID-19 Patients. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0195621. [PMID: 35579467 PMCID: PMC9241909 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01956-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory infectious disease responsible for many infections worldwide. Differences in respiratory microbiota may correlate with disease severity. Samples were collected from 20 severe and 51 mild COVID-19 patients. High-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene was used to analyze the bacterial community composition of the upper and lower respiratory tracts. The indices of diversity were analyzed. When one genus accounted for >50% of reads from a sample, it was defined as a super dominant pathobiontic bacterial genus (SDPG). In the upper respiratory tract, uniformity indices were significantly higher in the mild group than in the severe group (P < 0.001). In the lower respiratory tract, uniformity indices, richness indices, and the abundance-based coverage estimator were significantly higher in the mild group than in the severe group (P < 0.001). In patients with severe COVID-19, SDPGs were detected in 40.7% of upper and 63.2% of lower respiratory tract samples. In patients with mild COVID-19, only 10.8% of upper and 8.5% of lower respiratory tract samples yielded SDPGs. SDPGs were present in both upper and lower tracts in seven patients (35.0%), among which six (30.0%) patients possessed the same SDPG in the upper and lower tracts. However, no patients with mild infections had an SDPG in both tracts. Staphylococcus, Corynebacterium, and Acinetobacter were the main SDPGs. The number of SDPGs identified differed significantly between patients with mild and severe COVID-19 (P < 0.001). SDPGs in nasopharyngeal microbiota cause secondary bacterial infection in COVID-19 patients and aggravate pneumonia. IMPORTANCE The nasopharyngeal microbiota is composed of a variety of not only the true commensal bacterial species but also the two-face pathobionts, which are one a harmless commensal bacterial species and the other a highly invasive and deadly pathogen. In a previous study, we found that the diversity of nasopharyngeal microbiota was lost in severe influenza patients. We named the genus that accounted for over 50% of microbiota abundance as super dominant pathobiontic genus, which could invade to cause severe pneumonia, leading to high fatality. Similar phenomena were found here for SARS-CoV-2 infection. The diversity of nasopharyngeal microbiota was lost in severe COVID-19 infection patients. SDPGs in nasopharyngeal microbiota were frequently detected in severe COVID-19 patients. Therefore, the SDPGs in nasopharynx microbiota might invade into low respiratory and be responsible for secondary bacterial pneumonia in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Mousavi SE, Delgado-Saborit JM, Adivi A, Pauwels S, Godderis L. Air pollution and endocrine disruptors induce human microbiome imbalances: A systematic review of recent evidence and possible biological mechanisms. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 816:151654. [PMID: 34785217 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A rich body of literature indicates that environmental factors interact with the human microbiome and influence its composition and functions contributing to the pathogenesis of diseases in distal sites of the body. This systematic review examines the scientific evidence on the effect of environmental toxicants, air pollutants and endocrine disruptors (EDCs), on compositional and diversity of human microbiota. Articles from PubMed, Embase, WoS and Google Scholar where included if they focused on human populations or the SHIME® model, and assessed the effects of air pollutants and EDCs on human microbiome. Non-human studies, not written in English and not displaying original research were excluded. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess the quality of individual studies. Results were extracted and presented in tables. 31 studies were selected, including 24 related to air pollutants, 5 related to EDCs, and 2 related to EDC using the SHIME® model. 19 studies focussed on the respiratory system (19), gut (8), skin (2), vaginal (1) and mammary (1) microbiomes. No sufficient number of studies are available to observe a consistent trend for most of the microbiota, except for streptococcus and veillionellales for which 9 out of 10, and 3 out of 4 studies suggest an increase of abundance with exposure to air pollution. A limitation of the evidence reviewed is the scarcity of existing studies assessing microbiomes from individual systems. Growing evidence suggests that exposure to environmental contaminants could change the diversity and abundance of resident microbiota, e.g. in the upper and lower respiratory, gastrointestinal, and female reproductive system. Microbial dysbiosis might lead to colonization of pathogens and outgrowth of pathobionts facilitating infectious diseases. It also might prime metabolic dysfunctions disrupting the production of beneficial metabolites. Further studies should elucidate the role of environmental pollutants in the development of dysbiosis and dysregulation of microbiota-related immunological processes.
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- Sayed Esmaeil Mousavi
- Department of Water and Wastewater Treatment, Water and Wastewater Consulting Engineers (Design & Research), Isfahan, Iran
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- Perinatal Epidemiology, Environmental Health and Clinical Research, School of Medicine, Universitat Jaume I, Castellon, Spain; Environmental Research Group, MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom; School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
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- Advanced Environmental Research Institute, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76201, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre Environment & Health, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre Environment & Health, KU Leuven, Belgium; IDEWE, External Service for Prevention and Protection at work, Interleuvenlaan 58, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium.
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Zhuang J, Bai H, Sun J, Zhang T, Li J, Chen Y, Zhang H, Sun Q. The association between fine particulate matter and acute lower respiratory infections in Yancheng City, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:61723-61731. [PMID: 34184226 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15102-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Due to the rapid economic development and acceleration of industrialization, most cities in China are experiencing severe air pollution. Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been associated with acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI). To estimate associations between short-term exposure to PM2.5 and ALRI hospitalization in Yancheng City, China. This was a 6-year time-series study from 2014 to 2019. Data on hospitalization were collected from four high-ranked general hospitals, including for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (AECB), acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), and acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis (AEB), and the sum was termed total ALRIs. We obtained pollutant exposure data from five fixed monitoring stations. The association between PM2.5 and ALRI hospitalization was estimated using the generalized linear model with quasi-Poisson regression. Two-pollutant models were applied to test the robustness of the observed correlations. Subgroup analyses included sex, age, and season. During the study period, a total of 43,283 cases of total ALRIs were recorded. The average annual mean PM2.5 concentration was 45.4 ± 32.3 μg/m3. A 10-μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 concentration (lag 0) was significantly associated with increases in hospitalizations for total ALRIs (at 0.73%; 95% CI: 0.40%, 1.06%), in CAP (at 0.80%; 95% CI: 0.02%, 1.57%), in for AECOPD (1.08%; 95% CI: 0.38%, 1.78%), and AECB (0.67%; 95% CI: 0.23%, 1.11%). The estimated effects for total ALRIs and AECB were relatively robust with adjustment for other air pollutants. Associations between PM2.5 and total ALRIs were stronger in females, in the elderly, and in the cold season. PM2.5 exposure was significantly associated with ALRI morbidity, and females and older people were more susceptible to PM2.5 air pollution, especially in the cold season.
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- Jin Zhuang
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University, No. 166 Yulong West Road, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China
- School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University, No. 166 Yulong West Road, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China
- School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University, No. 166 Yulong West Road, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University, No. 166 Yulong West Road, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University, No. 166 Yulong West Road, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University, No. 166 Yulong West Road, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University, No. 166 Yulong West Road, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University, No. 166 Yulong West Road, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China.
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Qin T, Zhou H, Ren H, Meng J, Du Y, Mahemut M, Wang P, Luo N, Tian F, Li M, Zhou P, Li F, Duan P, Li Y, Zhao N, Yuan Q, Zhang J, Cheng L, Luo L, Fang M, Huang X, Gu C, Zhou H, Yang M, Lu S, Jiang X, Lin H, Tian H, Kan B, Xu J. Incidence, Etiology, and Environmental Risk Factors of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization in China: A 3-Year, Prospective, Age-Stratified, Multicenter Case-Control Study. Open Forum Infect Dis 2021; 8:ofab499. [PMID: 35548172 PMCID: PMC8522381 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading infectious cause of hospitalization and death worldwide. Knowledge about the incidence and etiology of CAP in China is fragmented. Methods A multicenter study performed at 4 hospitals in 4 regions in China and clinical samples from CAP patients were collected and used for pathogen identification from July 2016 to June 2019. Results A total of 1674 patients were enrolled and the average annual incidence of hospitalized CAP was 18.7 (95% confidence interval, 18.5-19.0) cases per 10000 people. The most common viral and bacterial agents found in patients were respiratory syncytial virus (19.2%) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (9.3%). The coinfections percentage was 13.8%. Pathogen distribution displayed variations within age groups as well as seasonal and regional differences. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was not detected. Respiratory virus detection was significantly positively correlated with air pollutants (including particulate matter ≤2.5 µm, particulate matter ≤10 µm, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide) and significantly negatively correlated with ambient temperature and ozone content; bacteria detection was opposite. Conclusions The hospitalized CAP incidence in China was higher than previously known. CAP etiology showed that differences in age, seasons, regions, and respiratory viruses were detected at a higher rate than bacterial infection overall. Air pollutants and temperature have an influence on the detection of pathogens.
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- Tian Qin
- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Chengdu City, Chengdu, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Liaocheng City, Liaocheng, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Yunnan Institute for Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Center for Global Change and Public Health, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Chengdu City, Chengdu, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Liaocheng City, Liaocheng, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Yunnan Institute for Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Chengdu City, Chengdu, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Liaocheng City, Liaocheng, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Liaocheng City, Liaocheng, China
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- Sichuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, China
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- Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China
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- Chengdu Fifth People’s Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Fifth People’s Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- First People’s Hospital of Kashi, Kashgar, China
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- Respiratory Department, The First People’s Hospital of Dali City, Dali, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Liaocheng City, Liaocheng, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Center for Global Change and Public Health, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Leland EM, Zhang Z, Kelly KM, Ramanathan M. Role of Environmental Air Pollution in Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2021; 21:42. [PMID: 34499234 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-021-01019-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a highly prevalent disease with large social and financial burdens. The pathophysiology is multifactorial. Environmental pollutants have been suggested to play a role in the inflammatory component of the disease process. RECENT FINDINGS Recent work has focused on exposure to various pollutants, primarily particulate matter (PM). Exposure to environmental pollutants leads to upregulation of inflammatory markers and ciliary dysfunction at the cellular level. Mouse models suggest a role for epithelial barrier dysfunction contributing to inflammatory changes after pollutant exposure. Clinical studies support the role of pollutants contributing to disease severity in certain populations, but the role in CRS incidence or prevalence is less clear. Research is limited by the retrospective nature of most studies. This review focuses on recent advancements in our understanding of the impact of environmental pollutants in CRS, limitations of the available data, and potential opportunities for future studies.
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- Evelyn M Leland
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 601 N. Caroline St. JHOC 6263, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 601 N. Caroline St. JHOC 6263, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 601 N. Caroline St. JHOC 6263, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 601 N. Caroline St. JHOC 6263, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Elgamal Z, Singh P, Geraghty P. The Upper Airway Microbiota, Environmental Exposures, Inflammation, and Disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 57:medicina57080823. [PMID: 34441029 PMCID: PMC8402057 DOI: 10.3390/medicina57080823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Along with playing vital roles in pathogen exclusion and immune system priming, the upper airways (UAs) and their microbiota are essential for myriad physiological functions such as conditioning and transferring inhaled air. Dysbiosis, a microbial imbalance, is linked with various diseases and significantly impedes the quality of one’s life. Daily inhaled exposures and/or underlying conditions contribute to adverse changes to the UA microbiota. Such variations in the microbial community exacerbate UA and pulmonary disorders via modulating inflammatory and immune pathways. Hence, exploring the UA microbiota’s role in maintaining homeostasis is imperative. The microbial composition and subsequent relationship with airborne exposures, inflammation, and disease are crucial for strategizing innovating UA diagnostics and therapeutics. The development of a healthy UA microbiota early in life contributes to normal respiratory development and function in the succeeding years. Although different UA cavities present a unique microbial profile, geriatrics have similar microbes across their UAs. This lost community segregation may contribute to inflammation and disease, as it stimulates disadvantageous microbial–microbial and microbial–host interactions. Varying inflammatory profiles are associated with specific microbial compositions, while the same is true for many disease conditions and environmental exposures. A shift in the microbial composition is also detected upon the administration of numerous therapeutics, highlighting other beneficial and adverse side effects. This review examines the role of the UA microbiota in achieving homeostasis, and the impact on the UAs of environmental airborne pollutants, inflammation, and disease.
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- Ziyad Elgamal
- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada;
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Centre, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada;
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Centre, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-718-270-3141
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Losol P, Choi JP, Kim SH, Chang YS. The Role of Upper Airway Microbiome in the Development of Adult Asthma. Immune Netw 2021; 21:e19. [PMID: 34277109 PMCID: PMC8263217 DOI: 10.4110/in.2021.21.e19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Clinical and molecular phenotypes of asthma are complex. The main phenotypes of adult asthma are characterized by eosinophil and/or neutrophil cell dominant airway inflammation that represent distinct clinical features. Upper and lower airways constitute a unique system and their interaction shows functional complementarity. Although human upper airway contains various indigenous commensals and opportunistic pathogenic microbiome, imbalance of this interactions lead to pathogen overgrowth and increased inflammation and airway remodeling. Competition for epithelial cell attachment, different susceptibilities to host defense molecules and antimicrobial peptides, and the production of proinflammatory cytokine and pattern recognition receptors possibly determine the pattern of this inflammation. Exposure to environmental factors, including infection, air pollution, smoking is commonly associated with asthma comorbidity, severity, exacerbation and resistance to anti-microbial and steroid treatment, and these effects may also be modulated by host and microbial genetics. Administration of probiotic, antibiotic and corticosteroid treatment for asthma may modify the composition of resident microbiota and clinical features. This review summarizes the effect of some environmental factors on the upper respiratory microbiome, the interaction between host-microbiome, and potential impact of asthma treatment on the composition of the upper airway microbiome.
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- Purevsuren Losol
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Council, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Council, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Council, Seoul, Korea
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Karimi H, Nikaeen M, Gholipour S, Hatamzadeh M, Hassanzadeh A, Hajizadeh Y. PM 2.5-associated bacteria in ambient air: Is PM 2.5 exposure associated with the acquisition of community-acquired staphylococcal infections? JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2020; 18:1007-1013. [PMID: 33312619 PMCID: PMC7721920 DOI: 10.1007/s40201-020-00522-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Particulate matter (PM), a major component of air pollution, is an important carrier medium of various chemical and microbial compounds. Air pollution due to PM could increase the level of bacteria and associated adverse health effects. Staphylococci as important opportunistic pathogens that cause hospital- and community-acquired infections may transmit through air. This study aimed to obtain knowledge about the concentration of airborne bacteria as well as staphylococci associated with particulate matter with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) in ambient air. The impact of meteorological factors including ultraviolet (UV) index, wind speed, temperature, and moisture on microbial concentrations was also investigated. Quartz filters were used to collect PM2.5 and associated bacteria in ambient air of a semiarid area. Airborne bacteria were quantified by culture method and Staphylococcus species identified by molecular methods. The mean (SD) concentration of PM2.5 and airborne bacteria was 64.83 (24.87) µg/m3 and 38 (36) colony forming unit (CFU)/m3, respectively. The results showed no significant correlation between the levels of PM2.5 and concentrations of bacteria (p < 0.05). Staphylococcus species were detected in 8 of 37 (22%) samples in a concentration from 3 to 213 CFU/m3. S. epidermidis was detected with the highest frequency followed by S. gallinarum and S. hominis, but S. aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were not detected. No significant correlation between the concentrations of bacteria with meteorological parameters was observed (p < 0.05). Our finding showed that, although the study area is sometimes subject to air pollution from PM2.5, the concentration of PM2.5- associated bacteria is relatively low. According to the results, PM2.5 may not be a source of community-associated staphylococcal infections.
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- Hossein Karimi
- Student Research Committee and Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Environment Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Environment Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Xue Y, Chu J, Li Y, Kong X. The influence of air pollution on respiratory microbiome: A link to respiratory disease. Toxicol Lett 2020; 334:14-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2020.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Scott EA, Bruning E, Nims RW, Rubino JR, Ijaz MK. A 21st century view of infection control in everyday settings: Moving from the Germ Theory of Disease to the Microbial Theory of Health. Am J Infect Control 2020; 48:1387-1392. [PMID: 32442651 PMCID: PMC7236697 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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We have considered theories on impact of human exposure to nonpathogenic microbes. A new Microbial Theory of Health is proposed, encouraging targeted hygiene. Microbiome research and insights from Bidirectional Hygiene inform targeted hygiene.
Background The growing understanding of the importance of a healthy microbiome is challenging traditional thinking that resulted in the general acceptance of the Germ Theory of Disease. We propose a more encompassing Microbial Theory of Health that will have implications for the way that we address our relationship with microbes, including hygiene policy and community-based infection control practices. Methods This paper considers theories over the last 30 years that have impacted hygiene policy and consumer practice, from the Germ Theory of Disease and the Hygiene Hypothesis, to the Microbial Theory of Health, including the concept of Bidirectional Hygiene. Here we present a high-level review of the literature on pathogen transmission and the cycle of infection in the home and everyday settings. Results Targeted hygiene is an evidence-based hygiene policy that is employed to prevent transmission of pathogens and the transmission of infectious diseases through targeting only sites, surfaces, and practices that are considered high risk for pathogen transmission. Targeted hygiene also discourages the indiscriminate use of broad-spectrum microbicides for lower-risk activities and surfaces. Conclusions The Microbial Theory of Health, including age-appropriate and health-appropriate hygiene practices for home and everyday life, should usher in a new era in which pathogen reduction can be accomplished without indiscriminate elimination of potentially beneficial microbes from the human and environmental microbiomes.
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Chen YW, Li SW, Lin CD, Huang MZ, Lin HJ, Chin CY, Lai YR, Chiu CH, Yang CY, Lai CH. Fine Particulate Matter Exposure Alters Pulmonary Microbiota Composition and Aggravates Pneumococcus-Induced Lung Pathogenesis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:570484. [PMID: 33195201 PMCID: PMC7649221 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.570484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 μm (PM2. 5) is closely correlated with respiratory diseases. Microbiota plays a key role in maintaining body homeostasis including regulation of host immune status and metabolism. As reported recently, PM2. 5 exposure causes microbiota dysbiosis and thus promotes disease progression. However, whether PM2. 5 alters pulmonary microbiota distribution and aggravates bacteria-induced pathogenesis remains unknown. In this study, we used mouse experimental models of PM2. 5 exposure combined with Streptococcus pneumonia infection. We characterized the airway microbiota of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) by sequencing the 16S rRNA V3-V4 amplicon on the Illumina MiSeq platform, followed by a combination of bioinformatics and statistical analyses. Shannon-diversity index, observed ASVs, and Fisher's diversity index indicated that microbiota richness was significantly decreased in the mice treated with either PM2. 5 or pneumococcus when compared with the control group. The genera Streptococcus, Prevotella, Leptotrichia, and Granulicatella were remarkably increased in mice exposed to PM2. 5 combined with pneumococcal infection as compared to mice with pneumococcal infection alone. Histopathological examination exhibited that a more pronounced inflammation was present in lungs of mice treated with PM2. 5 and pneumococcus than that in mouse groups exposed to either PM2. 5 or pneumococcal infection alone. Our results demonstrate that PM2. 5 alters the microbiota composition, thereby enhancing susceptibility to pneumococcal infection and exacerbating lung pathogenesis.
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- Yu-Wen Chen
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang-Ho Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Molecular Infectious Disease Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Molecular Infectious Disease Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Padhye LV, Kish JL, Batra PS, Miller GE, Mahdavinia M. The impact of levels of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter smaller than 2.5 μm on the nasal microbiota in chronic rhinosinusitis and healthy individuals. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2020; 126:195-197. [PMID: 33203539 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2020.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Leena V Padhye
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Institute for Policy Research and Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Institute for Policy Research and Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
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Wu Y, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Ruan L, Li A, Liu X. Microbiome in Healthy Women Between Two Districts With Different Air Quality Index. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:548618. [PMID: 33193129 PMCID: PMC7604314 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.548618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Although the diversity and abundance of skin microbiome are mainly determined by intrinsic factors, including gender, age, anatomical site, and ethnicity, we question whether facial microbiome could be affected by long-term exposure to airborne pollution. Using 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene amplicon sequencing, we analyzed the facial bacterial microbiome of healthy and young Chinese women (25-35 years old) between two districts with different air quality indices (AQIs) in Zhejiang Province. The overall microbiome structure was obviously different between these two districts. It revealed an increase in both the abundance and diversity of facial bacterial microbiome in Hangzhou (HZ) with higher AQI compared with those in Yunhe (YH) with lower AQI. Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and Lefse analysis identified a total of 45 genera showing significant overrepresentation in the HZ group. Furthermore, PICRUSt analysis showed that functional pathways associated with metabolism of saturated fatty acid were relatively more predominant in the HZ group, whereas those with DNA repair or mitochondrial DNA replication were more predominant in the YH group. Our present data can provide useful information for further researches on the composition and function of the skin microbiome related to air pollution factors as well as for the development of therapeutic agents targeting the microbes and their metabolites to resist damages of airborne pollutants.
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- Yinhua Wu
- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of the Second General Surgeon, The Yunhe People’s Hospital, Yunhe, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Physician Health Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Henan Gene Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Wu Y, Pei C, Wang X, Wang M, Huang D, Wang F, Xiao W, Wang Z. Effect of probiotics on nasal and intestinal microbiota in people with high exposure to particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5): a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study. Trials 2020; 21:850. [PMID: 33054842 PMCID: PMC7557031 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04759-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Extended exposure to high concentrations of PM2.5 changes the human microbiota profile, which in turn may increase morbidity and mortality due to respiratory system damage. A balanced microecosystem is crucial to human health, and certain health-related problems may be addressed by effective microecosystem regulation. Recent studies have confirmed that probiotics may reduce the incidence of respiratory diseases. However, few studies have investigated probiotic treatment outcomes in subjects exposed to high concentrations of PM2.5. Methods This study is designed as a prospective, randomized, participants- and assessor-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. One hundred and twenty eligible volunteers recruited from October 2019 to July 2020 in downtown Chengdu, China, will be treated with either probiotics or placebo over 4 consecutive weeks. The primary outcome will be 16SrRNA sequencing assay data from nasal and intestinal secretions. Secondary outcomes will be pulmonary function, score on a gastrointestinal symptom rating scale, COOP/WONCA charts, and the Short-Form Health Survey 36 for quality of life. Results will be analyzed to assess differences in clinical efficacy between groups. Six-month follow-up examinations will evaluate the long-term value of probiotics on cardiovascular and respiratory disease end-point events. Discussion We will explore the characteristics of nasal and intestinal microbiota in a population with high exposure to PM2.5. Probiotics and placebo interventions will be tested for efficacy in microbial balance regulation, effects on lung and physical functions, and quality of life improvement. This study is expected to provide reliable evidence to support the widespread promotion of probiotics in clinical practice for the protection of individuals with high exposure to PM2.5. Trial registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR1900025469. Registered on 27 August 2019.
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- Yongcan Wu
- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 39 Shi-er-qiao Road, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 39 Shi-er-qiao Road, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 39 Shi-er-qiao Road, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 39 Shi-er-qiao Road, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 39 Shi-er-qiao Road, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 39 Shi-er-qiao Road, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 39 Shi-er-qiao Road, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 39 Shi-er-qiao Road, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
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Wang F, Liu J, Zeng H. Interactions of particulate matter and pulmonary surfactant: Implications for human health. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 284:102244. [PMID: 32871405 PMCID: PMC7435289 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Particulate matter (PM), which is the primary contributor to air pollution, has become a pervasive global health threat. When PM enters into a respiratory tract, the first body tissues to be directly exposed are the cells of respiratory tissues and pulmonary surfactant. Pulmonary surfactant is a pivotal component to modulate surface tension of alveoli during respiration. Many studies have proved that PM would interact with pulmonary surfactant to affect the alveolar activity, and meanwhile, pulmonary surfactant would be adsorbed to the surface of PM to change the toxic effect of PM. This review focuses on recent studies of the interactions between micro/nanoparticles (synthesized and environmental particles) and pulmonary surfactant (natural surfactant and its models), as well as the health effects caused by PM through a few significant aspects, such as surface properties of PM, including size, surface charge, hydrophobicity, shape, chemical nature, etc. Moreover, in vitro and in vivo studies have shown that PM leads to oxidative stress, inflammatory response, fibrosis, and cancerization in living bodies. By providing a comprehensive picture of PM-surfactant interaction, this review will benefit both researchers for further studies and policy-makers for setting up more appropriate regulations to reduce the adverse effects of PM on public health.
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- Feifei Wang
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510700, China; Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510700, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada.
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Zhao H, Liu J, Zhu J, Yang F, Wu H, Ba Y, Cui L, Chen R, Chen S. Bacterial composition and community structure of the oropharynx of adults with asthma are associated with environmental factors. Microb Pathog 2020; 149:104505. [PMID: 32979472 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The development and exacerbation of asthma are mainly attributed to inflammatory reactions caused by allergens. However, less is known about the development of asthma caused by microbial disorders in the oropharynx and induced by environmental factors. Here, the metagenome of the oropharyngeal microbiome of adults with asthma was analysed to identify their association with air pollutants. Oropharyngeal swabs from patients with asthma were collected in two winters (W1 and W2) with different environmental factor exposures. The bacterial composition and community structure of the oropharynx were analysed through high-throughput sequencing. After analysis, the α-diversity and β-diversity exhibited significant differences between the two groups. LEfSe analysis detected 8 significantly different phyla and 11 significantly different genera between the W1 and W2 groups. Multiple linear regression analyses found that the asthma status might contribute to the alteration of microbial composition. Redundancy analysis showed that NO2 was the only environmental factor that significantly affected the microbial community structure of the oropharynx. The different genera associated with NO2 were Rothia, Actinomyces, Fusobacterium and Leptotrichia. The altered taxa related to PM2.5 were Cupriavidus and Acinetobacter. Actinobacillus and Prevotella showed a highly positive correlation with O3. Moreover, network analysis was carried out to explore the co-occurrence relationships of the main genera, and PICRUSt was conducted to predict bacterial functions. This study showed that environmental factors might cause alteration in the oropharyngeal flora, which might be a potential risk factor of asthma.
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- Hongcheng Zhao
- The College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China; Qingpu District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, 201799, China
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- The Department of Hematology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Cancer Hospital), Zhengzhou, 450008, China
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- The College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- The College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- The College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- The College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- The College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- The Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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- The College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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Xu N, Wang L, Li C, Ding C, Li C, Fan W, Cheng C, Gu B. Microbiota dysbiosis in lung cancer: evidence of association and potential mechanisms. Transl Lung Cancer Res 2020; 9:1554-1568. [PMID: 32953527 PMCID: PMC7481604 DOI: 10.21037/tlcr-20-156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Over the past decade, revolution in microbial research has provided valuable insights into the function of microbes that inhabit human body. This complex community of microbes, collectively named as microbiota, displays tremendous interaction with a host to maintain homeostasis of the local environment. Lungs were even previously regarded as sterile for a long time. With the development of high-throughput next-generation sequencing technology, a low-density, diversified microbial ecosystem is found in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, sputum, and lung tissues. Current research confirms that, compared with healthy people, patients with lung cancer show changes in the relative abundance of multiple genera. Emerging evidence has suggested that dysbiosis of the lung microbiota may play a critical role in lung carcinogenesis by affecting metabolic, inflammatory pathways and immune response. We briefly summarize the relationship between lung microbiome and lung cancer and discuss the potential mechanisms mediating lung microbiota and lung cancer. Thus, we provide innovative strategies for early prevention and personalized treatment of lung cancer.
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- Nana Xu
- Laboratory of Morphology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Medical Technology Institute of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Key Laboratory of Laboratory Diagnostics, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Medical Technology Institute of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Key Laboratory of Laboratory Diagnostics, Xuzhou, China
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- Medical Technology Institute of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Key Laboratory of Laboratory Diagnostics, Xuzhou, China
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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Qin T, Geng T, Zhou H, Han Y, Ren H, Qiu Z, Nie X, Du T, Liang J, Du P, Jiang W, Li T, Xu J. Super-dominant pathobiontic bacteria in the nasopharyngeal microbiota as causative agents of secondary bacterial infection in influenza patients. Emerg Microbes Infect 2020; 9:605-615. [PMID: 32178586 PMCID: PMC7144213 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2020.1737578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The source of secondary lower respiratory tract bacterial infections in influenza patients is not fully understood. A case–control study was conducted during the 2017–2018 influenza epidemic period in Beijing, China. Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from 52 virologically confirmed influenza patients and 24 healthy medical staff. The nasopharyngeal microbiota taxonomic composition was analysed using high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene V3–V4 regions. The super-dominant pathobiontic bacterial genus (SDPG) was defined as that accounting for >50% of sequences in a nasopharyngeal swab. We attempted to isolate bacteria of this genus from both nasopharyngeal swabs and lower-respiratory tract samples and analyse their genetic similarities. We observed a significantly lower taxonomy richness in influenza cases compared with healthy controls. A SDPG was detected in 61% of severe cases but in only 24% of mild cases and 29% of healthy controls. In 10 cases, the species isolated from lower-respiratory tract infection sites were identified as belonging to the nasopharyngeal microbiota SDPG. Genetically identical strains were isolated from both nasopharyngeal swabs and lower-respiratory tract infection sites, including 23 Acinetobacter baumannii strains from six severe cases, six Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from two severe cases, five Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from one severe and one mild case, and four Corynebacterium striatum strains from two severe cases. The SDPG in the nasopharyngeal microbiota are the likely cause of subsequent infection in influenza patients.
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- Tian Qin
- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Institute for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Centre, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Institute for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Centre, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.,Department of Laboratorial Science and Technology, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Research Unit of New Microbes, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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