Sugimoto M, Abe K, Takagi T, Suzuki R, Konno N, Asama H, Sato Y, Irie H, Watanabe K, Nakamura J, Kikuchi H, Takasumi M, Hashimoto M, Kato T, Kobashi R, Hikichi T, Ohira H. Dysbiosis of the duodenal microbiota as a diagnostic marker for pancreaticobiliary cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2021; 13(12): 2088-2100 [PMID: 35070044 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i12.2088]
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Mitsuru Sugimoto, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan. kitachuuou335@yahoo.co.jp
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Table 7 Microbiome comparison in patients with pancreatic disease
Benign pancreatic diseases (n = 16)
Pancreatic cancer (n = 9)
P value
Bacteroides, %, median (range)
2.1 (0-26.1)
5.8 (0-46.4)
0.17
Bifidobacterium, %, median (range)
0 (0-0.5)
0.48 (0-4.5)
0.03
Clostridium cluster IV, %, mean ± SD
4.0 ± 3.3
3.6 ± 2.9
0.76
Clostridium cluster IX, %, mean ± SD
5.3 ± 3.6
6.4 ± 5.2
0.57
Clostridium cluster XI, %, median (range)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
Clostridium cluster XVIII, %, median (range)
1.4 (0-3.9)
3.0 (0.8-14.9)
0.04
Clostridium subcluster XIVa, %, median (range)
3.8 (0-21.4)
6.0 (2.9-13.7)
0.32
Lactobacillales, %, mean ± SD
68.4 ± 19.3
59.7 ± 20.4
0.3
Prevotella, %, median (range)
4.2 (2.5-20.4)
4.0 (1.5-6.3)
0.3
Others, %, median (range)
2.0 (0-18.3)
0.3 (0-11.0)
0.3
Citation: Sugimoto M, Abe K, Takagi T, Suzuki R, Konno N, Asama H, Sato Y, Irie H, Watanabe K, Nakamura J, Kikuchi H, Takasumi M, Hashimoto M, Kato T, Kobashi R, Hikichi T, Ohira H. Dysbiosis of the duodenal microbiota as a diagnostic marker for pancreaticobiliary cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2021; 13(12): 2088-2100