从固定在甲中的样本中,对尿路癌和良性膀组织进行微生物分析
Matt Pearson1, Phillip A Engen2, Stefan J Green3
1Department of Urology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Urologic oncology
|February 7, 2026
概括
膀癌 (脑皮细胞癌) 患者与良性疾病相比,具有不同的微生物组. 菌卡尔梅特-盖林 (BCG) 治疗显著改变了膀微生物群,减少了多样性和改变了组成.
科学领域:
- 微生物组研究的研究.
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
- 在瘤学瘤学.
背景情况:
- 与宿主相关的微生物群影响免疫和瘤反应.
- 膀微生物组在尿路细胞癌 (UCC) 中的作用正在出现,但研究不足,特别是在免疫反应和治疗效果方面.
- 之前的研究主要使用尿样,这可能不完全代表膀环境.
研究的目的:
- 用FFPE TURBT样本研究尿道细胞癌 (UCC) 患者的膀微生物组合与良性疾病.
- 评估菌卡尔梅特-盖林 (BCG) 治疗对膀微生物群的影响.
主要方法:
- 从UCC和良性病理学的膀瘤 (TURBT) 样本中进行甲固定嵌入式 (FFPE) 顺尿道切除的分析.
- 包括BCG治疗前后患者的样本.
- 在RNA提取和反转录后,通过16SrRNA安普利康序列的微生物社区特征化.
主要成果:
- 与良性病理相比,UCC患者表现出更大的微生物多样性和独特的膀微生物组组成.
- Streptococcus,Staphylococcus,Actinomyces和Cutibacterium等特定属在良性病例中更为丰富.
- 在T1-UCC患者中,炎症性属 (例如,Escherichia-Shigella) 和异菌性属 (例如,Enhydrobacter,Micrococcus) 的丰度较高.
- 在接受BCG治疗的6名患者中,有5名患者表现出微生物多样性的减少和微生物组合的改变, Streptococcus和Rothia的减少.
结论:
- 从FFPE TURBT标本进行微生物组测序是微生物群评估的可行方法,可以区分UCC和良性病理.
- BCG治疗导致膀微生物群的显著枯竭和改变.
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