Comparison of gut microbiota profiles between patients suffering from elderly frailty syndrome and non-frail elderly individuals.
Mol Biol Rep
; 51(1): 321, 2024 Feb 23.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Frailty syndrome is a state of increased vulnerability to stressors, marked by lowered physical strength and increased dependence on others. The well-established changes in gut microbiota associated with old age suggest a probable relationship between gut microbiota and frailty. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
This study was aimed at finding the relationship between gut microbiota and frailty syndrome, by comparing the sociodemographic data and the gut microbiota profiles of 23 non-frail and 14 frail elderly individuals. We used the quantitative polymerase chain reaction method (qPCR) to determine the bacterial loads of Bifidobacteria, Lactobacillus, Bacteroidetes, Prevotella, and Escherichia coli in stool samples from test subjects. We discovered a significant increase in the bacterial load of Prevotella in frail elderly individuals aged 70 or above. Other bacterial loads and ratios were not significantly different between the two groups.CONCLUSIONS:
More comprehensive studies with larger sample sizes and encompassing a wider range of inflammation-related bacteria need to be performed to discover the existence and exact nature of these relations.Key words
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Gastrointestinal Microbiome
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Frailty
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Aged
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Humans
Language:
En
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Mol Biol Rep
Year:
2024
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Article
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