Changes of Gut Microbiome in Adolescent Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria After Omalizumab Treatment
Open Access
- 1 February 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
- Vol. ume 16, 345-357
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ccid.s393406
Abstract
Purpose: Omalizumab is a humanized anti-immunoglobulin (Ig) E monoclonal antibody that is effective in treating some patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) who do not respond to antihistamines. Gut microbiome plays a role in the pathogenesis of allergies and autoimmune diseases. Here, we investigated differences in the gut microbiome of adolescent CSU patients before and after omalizumab treatment, which has not been previously reported. Patients and Methods: Ten adolescent CSU patients were given 300 mg omalizumab subcutaneously in three treatments at 4-week intervals. Urticaria Activity Score (UAS7) was applied to evaluate the efficacy of each omalizumab treatment during follow-up. Fecal samples were collected before and 12 weeks after the first treatment. Total DNA of the gut microbiota in all fecal samples were extracted. The 16S rRNA gene-targeted sequencing technology was used for the analysis of the diversity and distribution of gut microbiome, followed by bioinformatics analysis. Results: UAS7 scores decreased significantly after each treatment compared with the baseline (all P < 0.0001). There were five well-controlled responders and five non-responders after three treatment sessions of omalizumab. The dominant bacteria phyla in all fecal samples were Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteria. Alpha diversity analysis showed no significant difference before and after treatment (P > 0.05), whereas beta diversity analysis revealed a significant difference in the bacterial abundance before and after treatment (P < 0.01). The relative abundance of Alphaproteobacteria and Betaproteobacteria at the class level and Burkholderia, Rhodococcus, and Sphingomonas at the genus level decreased significantly after treatment (linear discriminant analysis > 4, P < 0.05). The functional prediction results showed that the dioxin and xylene degradation pathways were more abundant before treatment. Conclusion: Omalizumab is effective in treating CSU and the abundance of Alphaproteobacteria and Betaproteobacteria was reduced after treatment, which may help improve the treatment outcomes in adolescent CSU patients.Keywords
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