TY - JOUR
T1 - Maturation of the gut microbiome and risk of asthma in childhood
AU - Stokholm, Jakob
AU - Blaser, Martin J.
AU - Thorsen, Jonathan
AU - Rasmussen, Morten Arendt
AU - Waage, Johannes Eichler
AU - Vinding, Rebecca K.
AU - Schoos, Ann-Marie Malby
AU - Kunøe, Asja
AU - Fink, Nadia R.
AU - Chawes, Bo L.
AU - Bønnelykke, Klaus
AU - Brejnrod, Asker Daniel
AU - Mortensen, Martin Steen
AU - Abu Al-Soud, Waleed
AU - Sørensen, Søren Johannes
AU - Bisgaard, Hans
N1 - Publisher Correction: Maturation of the gut microbiome and risk of asthma in childhood
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - The composition of the human gut microbiome matures within the first years of life. It has been hypothesized that microbial compositions in this period can cause immune dysregulations and potentially cause asthma. Here we show, by associating gut microbial composition from 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing during the first year of life with subsequent risk of asthma in 690 participants, that 1-year-old children with an immature microbial composition have an increased risk of asthma at age 5 years. This association is only apparent among children born to asthmatic mothers, suggesting that lacking microbial stimulation during the first year of life can trigger their inherited asthma risk. Conversely, adequate maturation of the gut microbiome in this period may protect these pre-disposed children.
AB - The composition of the human gut microbiome matures within the first years of life. It has been hypothesized that microbial compositions in this period can cause immune dysregulations and potentially cause asthma. Here we show, by associating gut microbial composition from 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing during the first year of life with subsequent risk of asthma in 690 participants, that 1-year-old children with an immature microbial composition have an increased risk of asthma at age 5 years. This association is only apparent among children born to asthmatic mothers, suggesting that lacking microbial stimulation during the first year of life can trigger their inherited asthma risk. Conversely, adequate maturation of the gut microbiome in this period may protect these pre-disposed children.
UR - http://10.1038/s41467-018-03150-x
U2 - 10.1038/s41467-017-02573-2
DO - 10.1038/s41467-017-02573-2
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 29321519
SN - 2041-1723
VL - 9
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
M1 - 141
ER -