Microflora composition in the gastrointestinal tract in patients with Barrett's esophagus.
Microbiome
esophagoscopy
genomics
Journal
Journal of thoracic disease
ISSN: 2072-1439
Titre abrégé: J Thorac Dis
Pays: China
ID NLM: 101533916
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2019
Aug 2019
Historique:
entrez:
7
9
2019
pubmed:
7
9
2019
medline:
7
9
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has been increasing over the last 40 years. While Barrett's esophagus is a known risk factor for the development of EAC, the role of the microflora in the development of EAC is still largely unknown and is being investigated further by multiple centers. Our goal was to identify trends in microflora composition along various aspects of the upper gastrointestinal tract in patients with Barrett's esophagus. After obtaining institutional review board approval, 12 patients agreed to participate in the study. While endoscopy was performed for surveillance Barrett's monitoring, additional biopsies of esophageal mucosa were taken from the (I) proximal esophagus, (II) mid-esophagus, (III) distal esophagus, and (IV) Barrett's esophagus. Additional swabs were also taken from the uvula and the endoscope used during the procedure. The swabs from the uvula and endoscope were obtained prior to the endoscope entering the stomach, to prevent exposing the endoscope to the acidic environment of the stomach. The most common bacterial elements were identified by amplifying sample DNA using a panel of 5 "universal" fusion primer pairs. The 400-500 base pair fragments created an overlap which covered 95% of the bacterial 16s gene. Throughout the esophagus, 34 bacterial genera were found which had a relative abundance of >1.0. Streptococcal genera were prevalent in all aspects of the esophagus, ranging from 16% to 70% of the bacterial community. In patients with Barrett's esophagus, Streptococcal genera are widespread throughout the esophagus. Gram-positive genera tend to decrease as a percentage of overall flora distally. Obtaining a simple swab of the oropharynx or endoscope itself appears to be a poor substitute for tissue biopsy of esophageal mucosa when evaluating microflora patterns.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has been increasing over the last 40 years. While Barrett's esophagus is a known risk factor for the development of EAC, the role of the microflora in the development of EAC is still largely unknown and is being investigated further by multiple centers. Our goal was to identify trends in microflora composition along various aspects of the upper gastrointestinal tract in patients with Barrett's esophagus.
METHODS
METHODS
After obtaining institutional review board approval, 12 patients agreed to participate in the study. While endoscopy was performed for surveillance Barrett's monitoring, additional biopsies of esophageal mucosa were taken from the (I) proximal esophagus, (II) mid-esophagus, (III) distal esophagus, and (IV) Barrett's esophagus. Additional swabs were also taken from the uvula and the endoscope used during the procedure. The swabs from the uvula and endoscope were obtained prior to the endoscope entering the stomach, to prevent exposing the endoscope to the acidic environment of the stomach. The most common bacterial elements were identified by amplifying sample DNA using a panel of 5 "universal" fusion primer pairs. The 400-500 base pair fragments created an overlap which covered 95% of the bacterial 16s gene.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Throughout the esophagus, 34 bacterial genera were found which had a relative abundance of >1.0. Streptococcal genera were prevalent in all aspects of the esophagus, ranging from 16% to 70% of the bacterial community.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
In patients with Barrett's esophagus, Streptococcal genera are widespread throughout the esophagus. Gram-positive genera tend to decrease as a percentage of overall flora distally. Obtaining a simple swab of the oropharynx or endoscope itself appears to be a poor substitute for tissue biopsy of esophageal mucosa when evaluating microflora patterns.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31489224
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.06.15
pii: jtd-11-S12-S1581
pmc: PMC6702394
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
S1581-S1587Subventions
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : KL2 TR001441
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR001439
Pays : United States
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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