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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2026

Gut microbiome dysregulation is associated with segmental glomerulosclerosis in IgA nephropathy: insights from Oxford classification-based microbiome profiling.

Bin Lu, Aiping Zhang, Mengqi Wu, Saiping Chen, Yuqing Wang, Jiarui Wang, Min Huang, Yanqin Zhu, Hong Liu, Fenggui Zhu and 4 more

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Bin Lu *Department of Nephrology, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Aiping Zhang *Department of General Medicine, Xingqiao Street Community Health Service Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Mengqi Wu *Department of Nephrology, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Saiping Chen *Department of Nephrology, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yuqing Wang *Department of Nephrology, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jiarui WangDepartment of Nephrology, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Min HuangDepartment of Nephrology, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yanqin ZhuDepartment of Nephrology, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Hong LiuDepartment of Nephrology, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Fenggui ZhuDepartment of Nephrology, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xueyan ZengDepartment of Nephrology, Sichuan Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Shilei ChenDepartment of General Medicine, Community Health Service Centre, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xin ZhouDepartment of General Medicine, Tianshui Wulin Street Community Heal Care Centre, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Riyang LinDepartment of Nephrology, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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Background: IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a common immune-complex-mediated glomerulonephritis with segmental glomerulosclerosis (S lesion, S1 in Oxford classification) being an independent predictor of poor renal prognosis, where 20%-40% of IgAN-S1 patients progress to end-stage renal disease, but its pathogenesis is unclear. Methods: This study enrolled 12 IgAN-S0 (without segmental sclerosis) and 19 IgAN-S1 (with segmental sclerosis) patients, performed 16S rRNA gene sequencing on fecal samples, and analyzed gut microbiota composition and functions. Results: S1 had enriched Firmicutes and Patescibacteria while S0 had more Proteobacteria, Campylobacterota, and Desulfobacterota; LEfSe analysis identified Subdoligranulum and unclassified_Erysipelotrichaceae_UCG-003 as S1-specific biomarkers and Phascolarctobacterium, Streptococcus_parasanguinis, and Proteobacteria as S0 biomarkers (P<0.05). Functional prediction showed S1 was enriched in pro-inflammatory pathways like endoplasmic reticulum stress and secondary bile acid biosynthesis, while S0 had activated protective pathways such as cytochrome P450 drug metabolism and ubiquitin system. Conclusions: This study reveals gut microbiota dysregulation is closely associated with IgAN segmental sclerosis, with S1 showing pro-inflammatory microbial profiles and S0 retaining protective functions, providing new insights into gut-kidney axis mechanisms and potential microbiome-targeted therapies for IgAN.

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BacteriaGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGlomerulonephritis, IGAGlomerulosclerosis, Focal SegmentalAdultFecesFemaleHumansMaleRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSequence Analysis, DNARNA, Ribosomal, 16S16S rRNA sequencinggut microbiotaIgA nephropathyOxford classificationsegmental glomerulosclerosis

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