Objective To explore the differences of intestinal flora, metabolic pathways, and functional genes among people at ten-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in Tibetan population. Methods Based on the follow-up survey data of the natural population cohort in Lhasa in southwest China, a total of 94 people were included in the “China Blood Lipid Management Guide 2023” for follow-up analysis. DNA was extracted from stool samples and analyzed by macro genomic sequencing. The composition of intestinal flora of people at different 10-year risks of ASCVD was compared by bioinformatics method. The metabolic pathway and functional genes were predicted by Kyoto Encyclopedia of Gene and Genome (KEGG) and MetaCye database. Linear discriminant analysis and generalized linear regression were used to screen differential bacteria and explore their relationship with related phenotypes. Results The α diversity of people at risk of ASCVD in the middle and high 10-year risk was significantly decreased (t=-8.213, P=0.032). Strains closely related to butyrate production such as Bacteroides uniforms, (LDA=4.035, P=0.001), Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (LDA=3.876, P=0.003), Bacteroides ovatus (LDA=3.648, P=0.006), Bacteroides fragilis (LDA=3.604, P=0.003), Ruminococcus bicirculans (LDA=3.188, P=0.009), and Roseburia hominis(LDA= 3.169, P=0.004) were enriched in the population with low 10-year risk of ASCVD. The pathways and functional genes related to lipopolysaccharide synthesis (LDA=2.619, P=0.004) and lipid metabolism (LDA=2.694, P=0.001) were significantly up-regulated in the middle and high 10-year ASCVD risk population. Conclusion The intestinal microflora and metabolic function of the people at 10-year risk of ASCVD are significantly changed, and the imbalance of intestinal flora may also be one of the important reasons for changing the 10-year risk of ASCVD.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |