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The Relationship between Platelet Count and Host Gut Microbiota: A Population-Based Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
- Title
- The Relationship between Platelet Count and Host Gut Microbiota: A Population-Based Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
- Authors
- Yoon, Hee-Young; Kim, Han-Na; Lee, Su Hwan; Kim, Soo Jung; Chang, Yoosoo; Ryu, Seungho; Shin, Hocheol; Kim, Hyung-Lae; Lee, Jin Hwa
- Ewha Authors
- 김형래; 이진화; 김수정; 윤희영
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 김형래; 이진화; 김수정; 윤희영
- Issue Date
- 2019
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
- ISSN
- 2077-0383
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE vol. 8, no. 2
- Keywords
- gut microbiota; 16S RNA; platelet; thrombocytosis; Faecalibacterium
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Platelet count reflects the severity and prognosis of multiple diseases. Additionally, alterations in gut microbiota have been linked to several chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between gut microbiota and platelet count. We selected 1268 subjects with fecal 16S RNA gene sequencing data from a Healthcare Screening Center cohort. Based on the third quartile of platelets (277 x 10(9)/L), we compared the gut microbiota between the upper quartile (n = 321) and lower three quartiles groups (n = 947). The upper quartile group had lower alpha diversity based on observed amplicon sequence variants (q = 0.004) and phylogenetic index (q < 0.001) than the lower three quartiles group. Significant differences were also found in the weighted UniFrac distance (q = 0.001) and Jaccard dissimilarity (q = 0.047) beta diversity measures between the two groups. Compared with the lower three quartiles group, the upper quartile group exhibited decreased relative abundances of the genus Faecalibacterium, which was also inversely correlated with the platelet count. Increased platelet count was associated with reduced diversity in gut microbiota and lower abundances of Faecalibacterium with beneficial gut bacteria spices F. prausnitzii, suggesting that an increased platelet count, even within normal range, may adversely affect gut microbial diversity and composition.
- DOI
- 10.3390/jcm8020230
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- 의과대학 > 의학과 > Journal papers
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