Stool metabolome-microbiota evaluation among children and adolescents with obesity, overweight, and normal-weight using ¹H NMR and 16S rRNA gene profiling

Jaimes, J. D., Slavíčková, A., Hurych, J., Cinek, O., Nichols, B., Vodolánová, L., Černý, K. and Havlík, J. (2021) Stool metabolome-microbiota evaluation among children and adolescents with obesity, overweight, and normal-weight using ¹H NMR and 16S rRNA gene profiling. PLoS ONE, 16(3), e0247378. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247378) (PMID:33765008) (PMCID:PMC7993802)

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Abstract

Characterization of metabolites and microbiota composition from human stool provides powerful insight into the molecular phenotypic difference between subjects with normal weight and those with overweight/obesity. The aim of this study was to identify potential metabolic and bacterial signatures from stool that distinguish the overweight/obesity state in children/adolescents. Using ¹H NMR spectral analysis and 16S rRNA gene profiling, the fecal metabolic profile and bacterial composition from 52 children aged 7 to 16 was evaluated. The children were classified into three groups (16 with normal-weight, 17 with overweight, 19 with obesity). The metabolomic analysis identified four metabolites that were significantly different (p < 0.05) among the study groups based on one-way ANOVA testing: arabinose, butyrate, galactose, and trimethylamine. Significantly different (p < 0.01) genus-level taxa based on edgeR differential abundance tests were genus Escherichia and Tyzzerella subgroup 3. No significant difference in alpha-diversity was detected among the three study groups, and no significant correlations were found between the significant taxa and metabolites. The findings support the hypothesis of increased energy harvest in obesity by human gut bacteria through the growing observation of increased fecal butyrate in children with overweight/obesity, as well as an increase of certain monosaccharides in the stool. Also supported is the increase of trimethylamine as an indicator of an unhealthy state.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:Funding for this research was provided by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, research grants INTER-COST LTC19008 and METROFOOD-CZ research infrastructure project LM2018100, both awarded to JH.
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Nichols, Mr Ben
Creator Roles:
Nichols, B.Validation
Authors: Jaimes, J. D., Slavíčková, A., Hurych, J., Cinek, O., Nichols, B., Vodolánová, L., Černý, K., and Havlík, J.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
Journal Name:PLoS ONE
Publisher:Public Library of Science
ISSN:1932-6203
ISSN (Online):1932-6203
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2021 Jaimes et al.
First Published:First published in PLoS ONE 16(3): e0247378
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License
Data DOI:10.17632/cwj76cbvc9.1

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