Similar patterns also observed in C-section-born infants<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n
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TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The gut microbiome may play a role in development of eczema in infancy, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in mSystems.<\/em><\/p>\n Man Kit Cheung, Ph.D., from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and colleagues characterized the development and determinants of the gut microbiome in a prospective cohort of 112 term Chinese children. The analysis included results from sequencing 713 stool samples collected at nine time points from birth to 3 years using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.<\/p>\n The researchers identified mode of delivery, feeding mode, and intrapartum antibiotics as the major determinants of the early-life gut microbiome, the effects of which persisted up to 12 months. Alterations in the infant gut microbiota preceded the development of eczema, including a depletion of Bacteroides <\/em>and an enrichment of Clostridium sensu stricto 1<\/em> in the gut microbiome of infants with eczema at 1 year old. Similar patterns were seen in Cesarean section-born infants within the same time frames, suggesting a role of the gut microbiota in previously reported associations between Cesarean section and an increased risk for eczema.<\/p>\n The first year of life could be a critical period to restore the gut bacteria to a more desirable composition, the study s principal investigator, Paul Chan, M.D., also from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said in a statement.<\/p>\n