Data from: Postoperative changes in fecal bacterial communities and fermentation products in obese patients undergoing bilio-intestinal bypass

  • Vania Patrone (Contributor)
  • Elia Vajana (Contributor)
  • Andrea Minuti (Contributor)
  • Maria Luisa Callegari (Contributor)
  • Alessandro Federico (Contributor)
  • Carmela Loguercio (Contributor)
  • Marcello Dallio (Contributor)
  • Salvatore Tolone (Contributor)
  • Ludovico Docimo (Contributor)
  • Lorenzo Morelli (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart) (Contributor)

Dataset

Description

We assessed the gut microbial ecology of 11 severely obese patients before and after bilio-intestinal bypass (BIB). Fecal samples were evaluated for microbial communities using 16S rDNA Illumina sequencing, real-time PCR targeting functional genes, and gas chromatography of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs). At 6 months after surgery, subjects exhibited significant improvements in metabolic markers (body weight, glucose, and lipid metabolism) compared with baseline. The fecal microbiota of post-surgery individuals was characterized by an overall decrease of bacterial diversity, with a significant reduction in Lachnospiraceae, Clostridiaceae, Ruminococcaceae, Eubacteriaceae, and Coriobacteriaceae. On the contrary, there were significant increases of genera Lactobacillus, Megasphaera, and Acidaminococcus and the family Enterobacteriaceae. The pH was decreased in fecal samples from patients after BIB and SCFA profiles were altered, with lower percentages of acetate and propionate and higher levels of valerate and hexanoate. Some changes in the bacterial populations were associated with variations in the patients' metabolic health parameters, namely Gemmiger and glucose, Lactobacillus and glucose, and Faecalibacterium and triglycerides. The results from this study of BIB patients furthers our understanding of the composition of gut microbiota and the functional changes that may be involved in improving obesity-related conditions following weight-loss surgery.
Dati resi disponibili5 feb 2017
EditoreZENODO
Copertura geograficaItaly

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