Lack of evidence that ursodeoxycholic acids effects on the gut microbiome influence colorectal adenoma risk
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2017-12-17Typ
- Working Paper
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Abstract
Objective We previously reported that Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), a therapeutic bile acid, reduces risk for advanced colorectal adenoma in men but not women. Interactions between the gut microbiome and fecal bile acid composition as a factor in colon cancer neoplasia have been postulated but evidence is limited to small cohorts and animal studies.
Design Using banked stool samples collected as part of a phase III randomized clinical trial of UDCA for the prevention of colorectal neoplasia, we compared change in the microbiome composition after 3 years intervention in a subset of participants randomized to 8–10 mg/kg of body weight UDCA (n=198) to placebo (n=203). UDCA effects on the microbiome, sex and adenoma outcome were investigated.
Results Study participants randomized to UDCA experienced compositional changes in their microbiome that were statistically more similar to other individuals in the UDCA arm than to those in the placebo arm. This change reflected an UDCA-associated shift in microbial community distance metrics (P <0.001), independent of sex, with no evidence of UDCA effect on microbial richness (P > 0.05). These UDCA-associated shifts in microbial community distance metrics from baseline to end-of-study were not associated with risk of any or advanced adenoma (all P> 0.05) in men or women.
Conclusion Despite a large sampling of randomized clinical trial participants, daily UDCA use only modestly influenced the relative abundance of microbial species in stool with no evidence for effects of UDCA on stool microbial community composition as a modifier of colorectal adenoma risk. Mehr anzeigen
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000431154Publikationsstatus
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bioRxivSeiten / Artikelnummer
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Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryOrganisationseinheit
09714 - Bokulich, Nicholas / Bokulich, Nicholas
ETH Bibliographie
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