Effects of Hypoxemia by Acute High-Altitude Exposure on Human Intestinal Flora and Metabolism

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Journal Microorganisms

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2023 Sep 28

PMID 37764130

Authors

Ping Qi

Jin Lv

Liu-Hui Bai

Xiang-Dong Yan

Lei Zhang

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Abstract

This study examined the effects of hypoxemia caused by acute high-altitude hypoxia (AHAH) exposure on the human intestinal flora and its metabolites. The changes in the intestinal flora, metabolism, and erythropoietin content in the AHAH population under altitude hypoxia conditions were comprehensively analyzed using 16S rRNA sequencing, metabonomics, and erythropoietin content. The results showed that compared with those in the control group (C group), the flora and metabolites in the hypoxemia group (D group) were altered. We found alterations in the flora according to the metabolic marker tyrosine through random forest and ROC analyses. Fecal and serum metabonomics analyses revealed that microbial metabolites could be absorbed into the blood and participate in human metabolism. Finally, a significant correlation between tyrosine and erythropoietin (EPO) content was found, which shows that human intestinal flora and its metabolites can help to confront altitude stress by regulating EPO levels. Our findings provide new insights into the adaptive mechanism and prevention of AHAH.

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