Abstract

Various omics-based biomarkers related to the occurrence, progression, and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) have been identified. In this study, we attempted to identify gut microbiome-based biomarkers and detect their association with host gene expression in the initiation and progression of CRC by integrating analysis of the gut mucosal metagenome, RNA sequencing, and sociomedical factors. We performed metagenome and RNA sequencing on colonic mucosa samples from 13 patients with advanced CRC (ACRC), 10 patients with high-risk adenoma (HRA), and 7 normal control (NC) individuals. All participants completed a questionnaire on sociomedical factors. The interaction and correlation between changes in the microbiome and gene expression were assessed using bioinformatic analysis. When comparing HRA and NC samples, which can be considered to represent the process of tumor initiation, 28 genes and five microbiome species were analyzed with correlation plots. When comparing ACRC and HRA samples, which can be considered to represent the progression of CRC, seven bacterial species and 21 genes were analyzed. When comparing ACRC and NC samples, 16 genes and five bacterial species were analyzed, and four correlation plots were generated. A network visualizing the relationship between bacterial and host gene expression in the initiation and progression of CRC indicated that Clostridium spiroforme and Tyzzerella nexilis were hub bacteria in the development and progression of CRC. Our study revealed the interactions of and correlation between the colonic mucosal microbiome and host gene expression to identify potential roles of the microbiome in the initiation and progression of CRC. Our results provide gut microbiome-based biomarkers that may be potential diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets in patients with CRC.

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Title
Crosstalk between mucosal microbiota, host gene expression, and sociomedical factors in the progression of colorectal cancer
Author
Kim, Namjoo 1 ; Gim, Jeong-An 2 ; Lee, Beom Jae 1 ; Choi, Byung il 1 ; Yoon, Hee Sook 1 ; Kim, Seung Han 1 ; Joo, Moon Kyung 1 ; Park, Jong-Jae 1 ; Kim, Chungyeul 3 

 Korea University Guro Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.411134.2) (ISNI:0000 0004 0474 0479) 
 Korea University Guro Hospital, Medical Science Research Center, College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.411134.2) (ISNI:0000 0004 0474 0479) 
 Korea University, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.222754.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 0840 2678) 
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2698377629
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2022. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.