To investigate the compositional and functional differences in gut microbiota between Tibetan hyperuricemia patients and healthy controls in Lhasa.
From the Southwest China Natural Population Cohort, 108 Tibetan participants were enrolled and stratified into hyperuricemia and control groups based on serum uric acid levels. Fecal samples underwent metagenomic sequencing, with bioinformatics analyses comparing microbial composition and function. Spearman correlation and linear regression assessed phenotype-microbiome associations.
Hyperuricemia patients showed significantly reduced α-diversity (W=938.000, P=0.046). Fusobacterium varium (LDA=4.315, P<0.001), Bifidobacterium pseudolongum (LDA=4.284, P=0.018), and Oscillibacter sp. PEA192 (LDA=4.259, P=0.050) were enriched in hyperuricemia, whereas Bacteroides uniformis (LDA=4.032, P<0.001), Phocaeicola dorei (LDA=3.750, P=0.028), and Bacteroides fragilis (LDA=3.945, P=0.005) predominated in controls. B. pseudolongum positively correlated with hyperuricemia (r=0.267, P=0.005), while B. uniformis showed negative association (r=-0.305, P=0.001).
Tibetan hyperuricemia patients exhibit gut dysbiosis characterized by reduced beneficial bacteria and increased pathogenic species, which may contribute to disease pathogenesis.
| 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 |