Nasopharyngeal microbial profiles associated with the risk of airway allergies in early childhood

Autor: Ming-Han Tsai, Hsiang-Ju Shih, Kuan-Wen Su, Sui-Ling Liao, Man-Chin Hua, Tsung-Chieh Yao, Shen-Hao Lai, Kuo-Wei Yeh, Li-Chen Chen, Jing-Long Huang, Chih-Yung Chiu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 55, Iss 4, Pp 777-785 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1684-1182
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2022.01.006
Popis: Background: Airway microbiota may play an important role in regulating the immune response related to allergic respiratory diseases. A molecular-based approach was used to analyze the association between nasopharyngeal microbiota, serum immunoglobin (Ig)E levels, and childhood respiratory allergies. Methods: Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from children aged 36 months with three phenotypes, including allergic respiratory diseases plus atopy, atopy alone, and healthy controls for microbiome analysis using Illumina-based 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Results: In total, 87 children were enrolled, including 36 with allergic respiratory diseases plus atopy, 21 with atopy alone, and 30 healthy controls. Proteobacteria (45.7%), Firmicutes (29.3%), and Actinobacteria (15.3%) were the most prevalent phyla in the study population. Compared with healthy controls, a lower Chao1 index was found in children with allergies (P
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