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Microbiome Signatures Associated With Steatohepatitis and Moderate to Severe Fibrosis in Children With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
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Background & aims The intestinal microbiome might affect the development and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We analyzed microbiomes of children with and without NAFLD.Methods We performed a prospective, observational, cross-sectional study of 87 children (age range, 8-17 years) with biopsy-proven NAFLD and 37 children with obesity without NAFLD (controls). Fecal samples were collected and microbiome composition and functions were assessed using 16S ribosomal RNA amplicon sequencing and metagenomic shotgun sequencing. Microbial taxa were identified using zero-inflated negative binomial modeling. Genes contributing to bacterial pathways were identified using gene set enrichment analysis.Results Fecal microbiomes of children with NAFLD had lower α-diversity than those of control children (3.32 vs 3.52, P = .016). Fecal microbiomes from children with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) had the lowest α-diversity (control, 3.52; NAFLD, 3.36; borderline NASH, 3.37; NASH, 2.97; P = .001). High abundance of Prevotella copri was associated with more severe fibrosis (P = .036). Genes for lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis were enriched in microbiomes from children with NASH (P < .001). Classification and regression tree model with level of alanine aminotransferase and relative abundance of the lipopolysaccharide pathway gene encoding 3-deoxy-d-manno-octulosonate 8-phosphate-phosphatase identified patients with NASH with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve value of 0.92. Genes involved in flagellar assembly were enriched in the fecal microbiomes of patients with moderate to severe fibrosis (P < .001). Classification and regression tree models based on level of alanine aminotransferase and abundance of genes encoding flagellar biosynthesis protein had good accuracy for identifying case children with moderate to severe fibrosis (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, 0.87).Conclusions In an analysis of fecal microbiomes of children with NAFLD, we associated NAFLD and NASH with intestinal dysbiosis. NAFLD and its severity were associated with greater abundance of genes encoding inflammatory bacterial products. Alterations to the intestinal microbiome might contribute to the pathogenesis of NAFLD and be used as markers of disease or severity.
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“MASLD ranges from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis, fibrosis, and potentially—but most rarely—cirrhosis [12,13].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Schwimmer, J. B., Johnson, J. S., Angeles, J. E., Behling, C., Belt, P. H., Borecki, I., Bross, C., Durelle, J., Goyal, N. P., Hamilton, G., Holtz, M. L., Lavine, J. E., Mitreva, M., Newton, K. P., Pan, A., Simpson, P. M., Sirlin, C. B., Sodergren, E., Tyagi, R., Yates, K. P., Weinstock, G. M., & Salzman, N. H.
- Affiliations
- University of California San Diego (US)
- The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (US)
- Sharp Memorial Hospital (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Salzman, Nita H.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Gastroenterology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-10
- Volume
- 157
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1109-1122
- ISSN
- 0016-5085 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6756995
- OpenAlex
- W2953761756
- Cited by
- 298
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
- 2026: 31 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 54 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 56 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 6
- FWCI
- 11.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Gastroenterology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- The Mouseion at the JAXlibrary (Jackson Laboratory) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
- Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Keywords
- non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, liver fibrosis, gut microbiota, fecal microbiota, Prevotella copri, lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis, flagellar assembly, dysbiosis, alpha diversity, alanine aminotransferase, children, obesity, disease severity markers, 16S rRNA
- MeSH terms
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Adolescent, Bacteria, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, DNA, Bacterial, Feces, Female, Humans, Intestines, Liver Cirrhosis, Male, Prospective Studies, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S, Severity of Illness Index, Case-Control Studies, Ribotyping, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Metagenome, Dysbiosis, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
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