Analysis of microbiota in elderly patients with Acute Cerebral Infarction

Abstract

Our study identified three abnormally-expressed bacteria-<i>Blautia obeum, Streptococcus infantis</i>, and <i>Prevotella copri</i>-in patients with Acute Cerebral Infarction compared with healthy controls. It reveals a correlation of these bacterial species with Acute Cerebral Infarction as they relate to disease factors and functional pathways. These findings may shed light on the treatment of cerebral infarction because gut microbiota could serve as a potential therapeutic approach for the treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.