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Constipation is a frequent, chronic gastroenterological problem that has many varied symptoms and thus has several clinical definitions. According to the Rome III criteria for chronic constipation, almost 16% of all adults are affected by chronic constipation worldwide, and it is more prevalent and symptomatic in women and elderly people. Slow transit constipation (STC) is the major category and is characterized by a decreased rate of colonic transit.
Recently, many researchers have focused on the relationship between intestinal microbiota and constipation and have demonstrated that intestinal microbiota contribute to the pathophysiology of functional gastrointestinal disorders.
Thus, there is a need for an improved understanding of gut microbiota composition in constipation patients and for the potential role played by the gut microbiota in the etiology of STC.To achieve this goal the investigators characterized and compared the intestinal microbiota among carefully selected patients with constipation that were clinically categorized based on Rome III criteria, and healthy controls using high throughput pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and a conservative approach to detect quantitative changes in the relative abundances of taxa.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slow transit constipation | subjects met the Rome III criteria for STC | ||
| Healthy subjects | Healthy controls |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Fecal microbiota sequence | The fecal samples and isolated microbiota samples were frozen immediately and underwent DNA extraction using standard methods at BGI-Shenzhen | Within a week after enroll |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Stool short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) | The stool short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) were extracted and quantitatively analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) | Within a week after enroll |
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A total of 18 subjects met the Rome III criteria for STC and 17 healthy controls were recruit from Jinling Hospital, a teaching hospital of Nanjing University
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jianfeng Gong, PhD | Contact | +86-25-80860036 | jinlingh_gongjf@126.com | |
| Ning Li | Contact | +86-25-80860089 | jinlingh_lining@126.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Hongliang Tian | Department of Generay Surgery, Jinling hosptal, Medical School of Nanjing University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Generay Surgery, Jinling hosptal, Medical School of Nanjing University | Recruiting | Nanjing | Jiangsu | 210000 | China |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32767153 | Derived | Tian H, Chen Q, Yang B, Qin H, Li N. Analysis of Gut Microbiome and Metabolite Characteristics in Patients with Slow Transit Constipation. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Sep;66(9):3026-3035. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06500-2. Epub 2020 Aug 7. |
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