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SynthesisPloS one2024

Causality of genetically determined blood metabolites on irritable bowel syndrome: A Mendelian randomization study.

Xinyi Dai, Min Liang, Yanna Dai, Shaohua Ding, Xiaohe Sun, Luzhou Xu

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Synthesis in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xinyi DaiNanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Min LiangAffiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Yanna DaiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuxi Xinwu District Rehabilitation Hospital, Wuxi, China.
Shaohua DingNanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Xiaohe SunNanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Luzhou XuNanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9826-9793
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNWuxi Taihu Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional bowel disorders and dysmetabolism plays an important role in the pathogenesis of disease. Nevertheless, there remains a lack of information regarding the causal relationship between circulating metabolites and IBS. A two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was conducted in order to evaluate the causal relationship between genetically proxied 486 blood metabolites and IBS.

methodsA two-sample MR analysis was implemented to assess the causality of blood metabolites on IBS. The study utilized a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to examine 486 metabolites as the exposure variable while employing a GWAS study with 486,601 individuals of European descent as the outcome variable. The inverse-variance weighted (IVW) method was used to estimate the causal relationship of metabolites on IBS, while several methods were performed to eliminate the pleiotropy and heterogeneity. Another GWAS data was used for replication and meta-analysis. In addition, reverse MR and linkage disequilibrium score regression (LDSC) were employed for additional assessment. Multivariable MR analysis was conducted in order to evaluate the direct impact of metabolites on IBS.

resultsThree known and two unknown metabolites were identified as being associated with the development of IBS. Higher levels of butyryl carnitine (OR(95%CI):1.10(1.02-1.18),p = 0.009) and tetradecanedioate (OR(95%CI):1.13(1.04-1.23),p = 0.003)increased susceptibility of IBS and higher levels of stearate(18:0)(OR(95%CI):0.72(0.58-0.89),p = 0.003) decreased susceptibility of IBS.

conclusionThe metabolites implicated in the pathogenesis of IBS possess potential as biomarkers and hold promise for elucidating the underlying biological mechanisms of this condition.

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Irritable Bowel SyndromeCarnitineCausalityGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMendelian Randomization AnalysisCarnitine

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PMID38568932
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