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Major microbiota dysbiosis in severe obesity: fate after bariatric surgery

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Aron-Wisnewsky, Judith, Prifti, Edi, Belda, Eugeni, Ichou, Farid, Kayser, Brandon D, Dao, Maria Carlota, Verger, Eric O, Hedjazi, Lyamine +9 more·2019·Gut

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Objectives: Decreased gut microbial gene richness (MGR) and compositional changes are associated with adverse metabolism in overweight or moderate obesity, but lack characterisation in severe obesity. Bariatric surgery (BS) improves metabolism and inflammation in severe obesity and is associated with gut microbiota modifications. Here, we characterised severe obesity-associated dysbiosis (ie, MGR, microbiota composition and functional characteristics) and assessed whether BS would rescue these changes. Design: Sixty-one severely obese subjects, candidates for adjustable gastric banding (AGB, n=20) or Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass (RYGB, n=41), were enrolled. Twenty-four subjects were followed at 1, 3 and 12 months post-BS. Gut microbiota and serum metabolome were analysed using shotgun metagenomics and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Confirmation groups were included. Results: Low gene richness (LGC) was present in 75% of patients and correlated with increased trunk-fat mass and comorbidities (type 2 diabetes, hypertension and severity). Seventy-eight metagenomic species were altered with LGC, among which 50% were associated with adverse body composition and metabolic phenotypes. Nine serum metabolites (including glutarate , 3-methoxyphenylacetic acid and L-histidine ) and functional modules containing protein families involved in their metabolism were strongly associated with low MGR. BS increased MGR 1 year postsurgery, but most RYGB patients remained with low MGR 1 year post-BS, despite greater metabolic improvement than AGB patients. Conclusions: We identified major gut microbiota alterations in severe obesity, which include decreased MGR and related functional pathways linked with metabolic deteriorations. The lack of full rescue post-BS calls for additional strategies to improve the gut microbiota ecosystem and microbiome–host interactions in severe obesity. Trial registration number: NCT01454232 .

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Aron-Wisnewsky, J., Prifti, E., Belda, E., Ichou, F., Kayser, B. D., Dao, M. C., Verger, E. O., Hedjazi, L., Bouillot, J.-L., Chevallier, J.-M., Pons, N., Le Chatelier, E., Levenez, F., Ehrlich, S. D., Dore, J., Zucker, J.-D., & Clément, K.
Affiliations
  • Sorbonne Université, INSERM, NutriOmics Team, ICAN, Paris, France
  • Sorbonne Université (FR)
  • Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (FR)
  • Inserm (FR)
  • Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
  • Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
  • MGP MetaGénoPolis, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
Corresponding author
Clément, Karine
Venue
Gut
Publisher
BMJ
Published
2018-06-13
Volume
68
Issue
1
Pages
70-82
ISSN
  • 0017-5749 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-3288
OpenAlex
W2808516166
Cited by
418
References
63
Citations by year
2026: 26 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 50 · 2023: 46 · 2022: 65 · 2021: 86 · 2020: 64 · 2019: 40 · 2018: 8
FWCI
17.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Gut (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Fondation Nestlé
  • Institut Appert
  • Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique
  • Fondation de l’Avenir pour la Recherche Médicale Appliquée
  • FP7 Health
  • Aviesan alliance nationale pour les sciences de la vie et de la santé ITMO santé publique
  • Human Nutrition Research Center (CRNH Ile de France), Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
Keywords
morbid obesity, gut dysbiosis, bariatric surgery, gastric banding, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, serum metabolome, metabolic phenotypes, type 2 diabetes, body composition, microbiome-host interactions
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Adult, Chromatography, Liquid, Female, Humans, Male, Obesity, Morbid, Phenotype, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Mass Spectrometry, Biomarkers, Comorbidity, Bariatric Surgery, Metagenomics, Dysbiosis

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