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Erschienen in: European Journal of Pediatrics 8/2022

19.05.2022 | COVID-19 | Original Article

Intestinal microbiota composition of children with infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C)

verfasst von: Cansu Suskun, Omer Kilic, Dilek Yilmaz Ciftdogan, Sirin Guven, Adem Karbuz, Aslinur Ozkaya Parlakay, Yalcın Kara, Ebru Kacmaz, Aslihan Sahin, Aysun Boga, Didem Kizmaz Isancli, Belgin Gulhan, Saliha Kanik-Yuksek, Eylem Kiral, Gurkan Bozan, Mehmet Ozgür Arslanoglu, Mahmut Can Kizil, Meltem Dinleyici, Tercan Us, Ahmet Varis, Mucahit Kaya, Yvan Vandenplas, Ener Cagri Dinleyici

Erschienen in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 8/2022

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Abstract

Microbiota composition may play a role in the development, prognosis, or post-infection of COVID-19. There are studies evaluating the microbiota composition at the time of diagnosis and during the course of COVID-19, especially in adults, while studies in children are limited and no study available in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). This study was planned to compare intestinal microbiota composition in children diagnosed with MIS-C and acute COVID-19 infection with healthy children. In this prospective multicenter study, 25 children diagnosed with MIS-C, 20 with COVID-19 infection, and 19 healthy children were included. Intestinal microbiota composition was evaluated by 16 s rRNA gene sequencing. We observed changes of diversity, richness, and composition of intestinal microbiota in MIS-C cases compared to COVID-19 cases and in the healthy controls. The Shannon index was higher in the MIS-C group than the healthy controls (p < 0.01). At phylum level, in the MIS-C group, a significantly higher relative abundance of Bacteroidetes and lower abundance of Firmicutes was found compared to the control group. Intestinal microbiota composition changed in MIS-C cases compared to COVID-19 and healthy controls, and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii decreased; Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides plebeius, Clostridium ramosum, Eubacterium dolichum, Eggerthella lenta, Bacillus thermoamylovorans, Prevotella tannerae, and Bacteroides coprophilus were dominant in children with MIS-C. At species level, we observed decreased Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, and increased Eubacterium dolichum, Eggerthella lenta, and Bacillus thermoamylovorans in children with MIS-C and increased Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Dorea formicigenerasus in the COVID-19 group. Our study is the first to evaluate the microbiota composition in MIS-C cases. There is a substantial change in the composition of the gut microbiota: (1) reduction of F. prausnitzii in children with MIS-C and COVID-19; (2) an increase of Eggerthella lenta which is related with autoimmunity; and (3) the predominance of E. dolichum is associated with metabolic dysfunctions and obesity in children with MIS-C.
Conclusions: Alterations of the intestinal microbiota might be part of pathogenesis of predisposing factor for MIS-C. It would be beneficial to conduct more extensive studies on the cause-effect relationship of these changes in microbiota composition and their effects on long-term prognosis.
What is Known:
• Microbiota composition may play a role in the development, prognosis, or post-infection of COVID-19. 
However, the number of studies on children is limited, and no study on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is currently available (MIS-C).
What is New:
• In individuals with MIS-C, the composition of the gut microbiota changed dramatically.
• Decreased Faecalibacterium prausnitzii have been observed, increased Eggerthella lenta, which was previously linked to autoimmunity, and predominance of Eubacterium dolichum which was linked to metabolic dysfunction and obesity.

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Metadaten
Titel
Intestinal microbiota composition of children with infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C)
verfasst von
Cansu Suskun
Omer Kilic
Dilek Yilmaz Ciftdogan
Sirin Guven
Adem Karbuz
Aslinur Ozkaya Parlakay
Yalcın Kara
Ebru Kacmaz
Aslihan Sahin
Aysun Boga
Didem Kizmaz Isancli
Belgin Gulhan
Saliha Kanik-Yuksek
Eylem Kiral
Gurkan Bozan
Mehmet Ozgür Arslanoglu
Mahmut Can Kizil
Meltem Dinleyici
Tercan Us
Ahmet Varis
Mucahit Kaya
Yvan Vandenplas
Ener Cagri Dinleyici
Publikationsdatum
19.05.2022
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Schlagwort
COVID-19
Erschienen in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Ausgabe 8/2022
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-022-04494-9

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