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Enrichment of oral microbiota in early cystic precursors to invasive pancreatic cancer

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Gaiser, Rogier Aäron, Halimi, Asif, Alkharaan, Hassan, Lu, Liyan, Davanian, Haleh, Healy, Katie, Hugerth, Luisa W, Ateeb, Zeeshan +4 more·2019·Gut

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Objectives: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) are pancreatic cysts that can progress to invasive pancreatic cancer. Associations between oncogenesis and oral microbiome alterations have been reported. This study aims to investigate a potential intracystic pancreatic microbiome in a pancreatic cystic neoplasm (PCN) surgery patient cohort. Design: Paired cyst fluid and plasma were collected at pancreatic surgery from patients with suspected PCN (n=105). Quantitative and qualitative assessment of bacterial DNA by qPCR, PacBio sequencing (n=35), and interleukin (IL)-1β quantification was performed. The data were correlated to diagnosis, lesion severity and clinical and laboratory profile, including proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) usage and history of invasive endoscopy procedures. Results: Intracystic bacterial 16S DNA copy number and IL-1β protein quantity were significantly higher in IPMN with high-grade dysplasia and IPMN with cancer compared with non-IPMN PCNs. Despite high interpersonal variation of intracystic microbiota composition, bacterial network and linear discriminant analysis effect size analyses demonstrated co-occurrence and enrichment of oral bacterial taxa including Fusobacterium nucleatum and Granulicatella adiacens in cyst fluid from IPMN with high-grade dysplasia. The elevated intracystic bacterial DNA is associated with, but not limited to, prior exposure to invasive endoscopic procedures, and is independent from use of PPI and antibiotics. Conclusions: Collectively, these findings warrant further investigation into the role of oral bacteria in cystic precursors to pancreatic cancer and have added values on the aetiopathology as well as the management of pancreatic cysts.

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Gaiser, R. A., Halimi, A., Alkharaan, H., Lu, L., Davanian, H., Healy, K., Hugerth, L. W., Ateeb, Z., Valente, R., Fernández Moro, C., Del Chiaro, M., & Sällberg Chen, M.
Affiliations
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
  • Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
  • Tongji University (CN)
  • Science for Life Laboratory (SE)
  • Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine (LABMED), Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
  • Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Universitetsjukhuset i Huddinge, Huddinge, Sweden
  • Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
Venue
Gut
Publisher
BMJ
Published
2019-03-14
Volume
68
Issue
12
Pages
2186-2194
ISSN
  • 0017-5749 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-3288
OpenAlex
W2921125196
Cited by
227
References
48
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 47 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 6
FWCI
12.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • Gut (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Ruth och Richard Julins funds
  • Karolinska Institutet funds
  • ALF
  • Cancerfonden
  • SOF Strategic Odontological Research
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
Keywords
intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, pancreatic cysts, oral microbiota, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Granulicatella adiacens, IL-1β, high-grade dysplasia, cyst fluid, bacterial DNA, endoscopy, proton pump inhibitors, pancreatic cancer precursors
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biopsy, DNA, Bacterial, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mouth, Neoplasm Invasiveness, Pancreatectomy, Pancreatic Ducts, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Retrospective Studies, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal, Microbiota

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