Intestinal microbiota in adult patients with Short Bowel Syndrome: Preliminary results from a pilot study

Stefania Boccia, Ida Torre, Lidia Santarpia, Carmela Iervolino, Concetta Del Piano, Anna Puggina, Roberta Pastorino, Miroslav Dragic, Rosarita Amore, Tonia Borriello, Raffaele Palladino, Francesca Pennino, Franco Contaldo, Fabrizio Pasanisi

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Abstract

Introduction: Intestinal bacterial flora plays a central role in human intestinal health and disease. Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS), a clinical condition deriving from extensive bowel resections, influence intestinal microbiota (IM) composition in order to reach a new metabolic balance. Little is known about IM in adult patients after wide intestinal resections. Material and methods: Fecal samples from 12 SBS patients and 16 controls were analyzed in their microbial profile by using both culture-dependent method and quantitative Real-Time PCR (qRT-PCR). Results: The two methods revealed significant lower concentrations of . Bacteroidetes (p-value = .02), . Firmicutes (p-value = .05), . Bifidobacterium (p-value < .01), and . Methanobrevibacter Smithii (p-value = .04) in SBS patients than controls. Conclusions: The significantly different fecal microbiome in SBS patients compared with healthy controls could open new perspectives on the care of their intestinal functions.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)1707-1709
Numero di pagine3
RivistaClinical Nutrition
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2017

Keywords

  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Intestinal microbiota
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Short Bowel Syndrome

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