A Meta-analysis of Gut Microbiota in Children with Autism

Autor: Alejandro Veas, Pedro Andreo-Martínez, Agustín Ernesto Martínez-González, María Rubio-Aparicio, Julio Sánchez-Meca
Přispěvatelé: Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Psicología de la Salud, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y Didáctica, Psicología Aplicada a la Salud y Comportamiento Humano (PSYBHE), Habilidades, Competencias e Instrucción, Grupo de Investigación Integral en el Neurodesarrollo Típico y Atípico (GINTA)
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
r-ISABIAL. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica y Sanitaria de Alicante
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RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante
Universidad de Alicante (UA)
ISSN: 1573-3432
0162-3257
Popis: Previous studies have reported dysbiosis in the gut microbiota (GM) of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which may be a determining factor on child development through the microbiota-gut-brain axis. However, it is not clear if there is a specific group of dysbiotic bacteria in ASD. The aim of this study was to carry out a meta-analysis on the studies that analyze GM in children with ASD. 18 studies fulfilled our selection criteria. Our results showed a lower relative abundance of Streptococcus (SMD(+) = - 0.999; 95% CI - 1.549, - 0.449) and Bifidobacterium genera (SMD(+) = - 0.513; 95% CI - 0.953, - 0.073) in children with ASD. Overall, the Bifidobacterium genera is involved. However, differences found between studies are attributed to factors such as reporting bias.
Databáze: OpenAIRE