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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2024

Potential effects of specific gut microbiota on periodontal disease: a two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.

Meng Xu, Qiang Shao, Yinglu Zhou, Yili Yu, Shuwei Wang, An Wang, Yida Cai

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Meng Xu *Department of Stomatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Qiang Shao *IT Department, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yinglu ZhouNursing Department, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yili YuDepartment of Stomatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shuwei WangDental Diseases Prevention and Treatment Center of Jiading District, Shanghai, China.
An WangShanghai Jingan Dental Clinic, Shanghai, China.
Yida CaiDepartment of Stomatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Periodontal disease (PD) presents a substantial global health challenge, encompassing conditions from reversible gingivitis to irreversible periodontitis, often culminating in tooth loss. The gut-oral axis has recently emerged as a focal point, with potential gut microbiota dysbiosis exacerbating PD. Methods: In this study, we employed a double-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomized (MR) approach to investigate the causal relationship between specific gut microbiota and periodontal disease (PD) and bleeding gum (BG) development, while exploring the interplay between periodontal health and the gut microenvironment. We performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) with two cohorts, totalling 346,731 (PD and control) and 461,113 (BG and control) participants, along with data from 14,306 participants' intestinal flora GWAS, encompassing 148 traits (31 families and 117 genera). Three MR methods were used to assess causality, with the in-verse-variance-weighted (IVW) measure as the primary outcome. Cochrane's Results and conclusion: Specifically,

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gingival bleedinggingivitisgut microbiotaMendelian randomizationperiodontal diseaseperiodontitis

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PMID38314435
PMCPMC10834673

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