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  • Dermatology

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  • Observational studies suggest a link between gut microbiota and psoriasis.
  • Causal relationship between gut microbiota and psoriasis remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the causal relationship between gut microbiota composition and psoriasis using Mendelian randomization.

Main Methods:

  • Two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis utilizing genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics.
  • Exposure data from MiBioGen Consortium (18,340 individuals) for gut microbiota.
  • Outcome data from FinnGen GWAS (9,267 psoriasis patients, 364,071 controls).
  • Inverse variance weighted, MR-Egger, and weighted median methods were employed, with sensitivity analyses for heterogeneity and pleiotropy.

Main Results:

  • Mendelian randomization analysis confirmed a causal link between specific gut microbiota and psoriasis.
  • Family Veillonellaceae (OR=1.162, p=0.009) and genus Candidatus Soleaferrea (OR=1.123, p=0.030) showed a positive causal association.
  • Genus Eubacterium fissicatena group (OR=0.831, p=0.00016) exhibited a negative causal association.
  • Sensitivity analyses did not indicate significant pleiotropy or heterogeneity.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides evidence for a causal relationship between specific gut microbiota and psoriasis.
  • Findings suggest potential therapeutic targets within the gut microbiome for psoriasis management.
  • Further randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are necessary for validation.