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[Correlational Study of Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Salivary Microecology]
Ting Dong1,2, Jun-Yuan Luo1,2, Zheng-Wei Huang1,2
1Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200011, China.
Objective:
To investigate the relationship between the composition of salivary microecology and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in healthy adults.
Methods:
Healthy subjects were included in the high-TSH group (n=22, 3.00-4.20 mIU/L) and the low-TSH group (n=24, 0.60-1.80 mIU/L) according to their TSH level. Clinical and laboratory examinations were conducted to measure and analyze the relevant clinical and biochemical indicators. Saliva samples were collected in the two groups and microbial genetic profiles were acquired by 16S rDNA sequencing and bioinformatics analysis.
Results:
There was no significant difference in the relevant clinical and biochemical indicators between the high-TSH group and the low-TSH group (P>0.05). Individuals with higher TSH levels had higher abundance and species diversity of salivary microbiome. Partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) found that the microecology of the the high-TSH group and the low-TSH group (Adonis, P=0.0460) showed obvious differences in β diversity. Wilcoxon rank-sum test and LEFSe analysis showed significant difference in the abundance of Fusobacteriumbetween the high-TSH group and the low-TSH group.
Conclusion:
Differences in the composition of microecology were observed in the saliva of healthy subjects with high TSH levels and those with low TSH levels, and the abundance of Fusobacteriumshowed the most significant difference between the high and low TSH groups.
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