Abstract
BackgroundIn recent years, studies indicate gut microbiota as an important modulator in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Environmental and genetic factors interact to control the host's intestinal microbiota, triggering metabolic disorders such as obesity and insulin resistance. ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to identify the fecal microbiota in adult type 2 diabetes patients and to assess changes in composition after metabolic surgery. SettingUniversity Hospital of the University of São Paulo. MethodsTwenty-one patients were enrolled in a randomized controlled study divided into 2 arms. One group underwent duodenal-jejunal bypass surgery with minimal gastric resection, and fecal samples were collected before the operation and after 6 and 12 months. The other group received medical care (standard care group) and was followed for 12 months. Fecal samples were collected at baseline and after 6 and 12 months. Fecal microbiota was analyzed using high-throughput sequencing with V4 16 S rRNA primers. ResultsThe fecal microbiota in duodenal-jejunal bypass surgery with minimal gastric resection group (Bacteroides, Akkermansia, and Dialister) exhibited increased abundance and diversity compared with that in the standard care group; however, the increase in A. muciniphila was only statistically significant in the surgical group, probably due to the study's small sample size. ConclusionsThe data presented suggest that duodenal-jejunal bypass surgery with minimal gastric resection increases microbial richness and abundancy, mainly for those bacteria related to weight loss and metabolic control (Akkermansia), providing a better understanding of the role of microbiota in type 2 diabetes regulation and its changes after metabolic surgery.
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