Microbial Factors Associated with Postoperative Crohn’s Disease Recurrence

Background and Aims: The intestinal microbiota is a key antigenic driver in Crohn’s disease [CD]. We aimed to identify changes in the gut microbiome associated with, and predictive of, disease recurrence and remission. Methods: A total of 141 mucosal biopsy samples from 34 CD patients were obtained at surgical resection and at colonoscopy 6 and/or 18 months postoperatively; 28 control samples were obtained: 12 from healthy patients [healthy controls] and 16 from hemicolectomy patients [surgical controls]. Bacterial 16S ribosomal profiling was performed using the Illumina MiSeq platform. Results: CD was associated with reduced alpha diversity when compared with healthy controls but not surgical controls [p < 0.001 and p = 0.666, respectively]. Beta diversity [composition] differed significantly between CD and both healthy [p < 0.001] and surgical [p = 0.022] controls, but did not differ significantly between those with and without endoscopic recurrence. There were significant taxonomic differences between recurrence and remission. Patients experiencing recurrence demonstrated elevated Proteus genera [p = 0.008] and reduced Faecalibacterium [p< 0.001]. Active smoking was associated with elevated levels of Proteus [p = 0.013] postoperatively. Low abundance of Faecalibacterium [< 0.1%] and detectable Proteus in the postoperative ileal mucosa was associated with a higher risk of recurrence (odds ratio [OR] 14 [1.7–110], p = 0.013 and 13 [1.1–150], p = 0.039, respectively) when corrected for smoking. A model of recurrence comprising the presence of Proteus, abundance of Faecalibacterium, and smoking status showed moderate accuracy (area under the curve [AUC] 0.740, 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.69–0.79]). Conclusions: CD is associated with a microbial signature distinct from health. Microbial factors and smoking independently influence postoperative CD recurrence. The genus Proteus may play a role in the development of CD.

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