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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2024

The associations between gut microbiota and inflammatory skin diseases: a bi-directional two-sample Mendelian randomization study.

Yun Zhong, Fan Wang, Xin Meng, Lei Zhou

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yun ZhongDepartment of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Fan WangDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Xin MengDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Lei ZhouDepartment of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNCentral South University · CNXiangya Hospital Central South University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Accumulating evidence shows that dysregulation of intestinal flora is associated with inflammatory skin diseases, specifically atopic dermatitis (AD), psoriasis (PSO), and rosacea (ROS). However, the causality is still unclear. Objectives: To study the underlying causality between gut microbiota (GM) and AD, PSO, and ROS, a bi-directional two-sample Mendelian randomization (2SMR) analysis was conducted. Methods: Summary statistics of gut microbiota, AD, PSO, and ROS were extracted from large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWASs). In 2SMR analysis, in addition to the inverse variance weighted as the principal method for evaluating causal association, four different methods were also used. Sensitivity analysis and reverse 2SMR study were implemented to evaluate the robustness of 2SMR results or reverse causal relationship, respectively. Results: A total of 24 specific gut microbiota species related to AD, PSO, and ROS were identified by 2SMR analysis. After using the Bonferroni method for multiple testing correction, family Conclusions: In summary, this study provided evidence for the causality between GM and inflammatory skin diseases. These findings suggested that supplementing specific bacterial taxa may be an effective therapy for AD, PSO, and ROS.

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Dermatitis, AtopicGastrointestinal MicrobiomePsoriasisRosaceaGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMendelian Randomization AnalysisReactive Oxygen SpeciesReactive Oxygen Speciesatopic dermatitisgut microbiotaMendelian randomizationpsoriasisrosacea

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PMID38370414
PMCPMC10869565
OpenAlexW4391480734

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