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[Diversity of intestinal microflora in patients with depression after stroke]
Wen-Tao Fan1, Yong-Mei Yan, Yu-Long Bie
1Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, China.
Objective:
To investigate the changes in the population and distribution intestinal microflora and their relationship with depression in post-stroke patients.
Methods:
Fecal specimens were obtained from 32 patients with post-stroke depression and 30 healthy adults for gene sequencing of 16S RNA V3 region of the intestinal microorganism using Roche/45 high-throughput sequencing platform.
Results:
The genus and species of intestinal bacteria showed significant differences between the post-stroke patients and health adults.
Conclusion:
Significant changes in the structure of intestinal flora occur in patients with post-stroke depression.
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