Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation · 2014 · 543 citations · 17 references
Life SciencesImmunologyMicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyMetagenomicsMicrobiome ResearchGastrointestinal InfectionsGut MicrobiomeGut MicrobiotaMetagenomic AnalysisMicrobial Community ProfilingMicrobiome DiversityClinical MetagenomicsCommensal MicrobiotaFecal Microbiome AnalysisGut Microbiome DiversityHuman Gut MetagenomicsHypervariable Region AnalysisInfections After TransplantationNeutropenic Infections
Next-generation sequencing of the V3 region of 16S rRNA from serial stool samples of 31 allogeneic SCT patients was performed, complemented by strain-specific enterococcal PCR and urinary indoxyl sulfate LC‑MS to assess bacterial load. Patients exhibited a shift from commensal bacteria to enterococci after transplantation, especially under antibiotic use and in those who developed GI GVHD, with enterococci rising from 21 % to 74 % and urinary indoxyl sulfate dropping markedly, indicating loss of diversity that may influence intestinal inflammation.
Next-generation sequencing of the hypervariable V3 region of the 16s rRNA gene isolated from serial stool specimens collected from 31 patients receiving allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) was performed to elucidate variations in the composition of the intestinal microbiome in the course of allogeneic SCT. Metagenomic analysis was complemented by strain-specific enterococcal PCR and indirect assessment of bacterial load by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry of urinary indoxyl sulfate. At the time of admission, patients showed a predominance of commensal bacteria. After transplantation, a relative shift toward enterococci was observed, which was more pronounced under antibiotic prophylaxis and treatment of neutropenic infections. The shift was particularly prominent in patients that developed subsequently or suffered from active gastrointestinal (GI) graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The mean proportion of enterococci in post-transplant stool specimens was 21% in patients who did not develop GI GVHD as compared with 46% in those that subsequently developed GI GVHD and 74% at the time of active GVHD. Enterococcal PCR confirmed predominance of Enterococcus faecium or both E. faecium and Enterococcus faecalis in these specimens. As a consequence of the loss of bacterial diversity, mean urinary indoxyl sulfate levels dropped from 42.5 ± 11 μmol/L to 11.8 ± 2.8 μmol/L in all post-transplant samples and to 3.5 ± 3 μmol/L in samples from patients with active GVHD. Our study reveals major microbiome shifts in the course of allogeneic SCT that occur in the period of antibiotic treatment but are more prominent in association with GI GVHD. Our data indicate early microbiome shifts and a loss of diversity of the intestinal microbiome that may affect intestinal inflammation in the setting of allogeneic SCT.
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