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Published on: February 15, 2019
The Post-Cholecystectomy Gut Microbiota Follows a Time-Varying Change-A Pilot Study
Yu-Tse Chiu1,2,3, Fu-Jen Lee1,3, Chen-Ya Kuo1,3
1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital New Taipei City Taiwan.
Background:
Gut microbiota is proposed to be a key factor for post-cholecystectomy diarrhea (PCD). Long-term follow-up showed decreasing PCD over time, suggesting microbiota change is time-dependent. Our study aimed to analyze gut microbiota and PCD at different times to clarify their time-varying features.
Methods:
Patients aged 20-70 receiving laparoscopic cholecystectomy were recruited prospectively. Subjects with prior abdominal surgery, major systemic diseases, use of antibiotics, probiotics, or proton pump inhibitors within 1 month were excluded. Stool was analyzed at baseline (BL) and 6th, 12th month post-surgery. Microbial diversity was assessed with R phyloseq package, and differential abundance of taxonomic composition with LEfSe/metagenomeSeq.
Results:
Ten patients were enrolled. Bristol stool scale peaked at 1 M (3.9 → 4.5 → 3.4; p = 0.167/0.059 for BL/1 M and 1 M/12 M). Diversity was significantly lower at 6 M in observed and Chao1 (p = 0.036/0.002). LEfSe indicated bimodal changes in Lactobacillus/Ruminococcus, with consistently increasing Fusobacterium. MetagenomeSeq revealed higher Prevotella at 6 M. These taxa changes have been implicated in prior studies on PCD and increased colorectal cancer after cholecystectomy. At phylum level, the decreased Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes at 6 M suggests different mechanisms than irritable bowel syndrome.
Conclusions:
This study showed time-varying trends of microbial diversity and composition. Larger studies are needed for further validation.
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