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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2024

Relationships among gut microbiota, plasma metabolites, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a mediation Mendelian randomization study.

Bingjun Gao, Zhe Wang, Kunyao Wang, Yinghan Lei, Yan Zhuang, Zhonghua Zhou, Junfei Chen

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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 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bingjun GaoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Zhe WangDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Kunyao WangDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yinghan LeiDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yan ZhuangDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Zhonghua ZhouDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Junfei ChenDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the causal relationship between gut microbiota and juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and to identify and quantify the potential role of plasma metabolites as mediators. Methods: Using summary-level data from genome-wide association studies, a two-sample Mendelian randomization was conducted involving 131 gut microbiota genus, 1,400 plasma metabolites, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Additionally, a two-step approach was employed to quantify the proportion of the effect of gut microbiota on juvenile idiopathic arthritis mediated by plasma metabolites. Effect estimation primarily utilized Inverse Variance Weighting, with further validation using Bayesian weighted Mendelian randomization. Results: In our MR analysis, a positive correlation was observed between Conclusion: Our study confirms a causal relationship between specific microbial genus and juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and computes the proportion of the effect mediated by plasma metabolites, offering novel insights for clinical interventions in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

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Bayesian weighted Mendelian randomizationgut microbiotajuvenile idiopathic arthritismediation analysisMendelian randomizationplasma metabolome

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PMID38605717
PMCPMC11007183
OpenAlexW4393273997

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