文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Zhang, X. ¹ ; Li, X. ¹ ; Wang, X. ¹ ; Li, L. ³ ; Zhang, P. ³ ; Dong, X. ³ ; Ze, X. ⁴ ; An, Y. ² ; Li, J. ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Zhejiang Acad Agr Sci, Inst Food Sci, State Key Lab Managing Biot & Chem Threats Qual &, 298 Desheng Middle Rd, Hangzhou 310021, Peoples R China

2.Shanxi Univ Chinese Med, Dept Gastroenterol, Hosp 1, 75-1 Jinzi Rd, Taiyuan 030024, Peoples R China

3.Hangzhou Normal Univ, Affiliated Hosp, 126 Wenzhou Rd, Hangzhou 310015, Peoples R China

4.BYHEALTH Inst Nutr & Hlth, 3-3 Techway Golden Valley,Sci City, Guangzhou 510663, Peoples R China

期刊名称：BENEFICIAL MICROBES （ 影响因子：3.1； 五年影响因子：5.1 ）

ISSN： 1876-2883

年卷期： 2025 年 16 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Chronic constipation is a multi-symptomatic, multifactorial, and heterogeneous gastrointestinal disorder. Current pharmacological treatments for chronic constipation are limited and might negatively impact the patients' quality of life. Although probiotics have been shown to improve constipation symptoms, their specific regulatory mechanisms remain unclear. This study sought to explore how probiotic complexes may affect chronic constipation by improving patients' defecation habits. Furthermore, microbial profiles and non-targeted metabolites were assessed to explore the metabolic pathways involved in the improvement of constipation by probiotics. Patients with chronic constipation were treated using a single-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial design. The experimental group was administered Lactobacillus powder prepared from 15 probiotic products, and maltodextrin was used as a placebo. Samples were collected twice daily for 4 weeks, and faecal samples were analysed using 16S rRNA sequencing and untargeted metabolic histology. Probiotic treatment changed the makeup of the gut microbiota, enhanced the quantity of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus, and markedly reduced clinical symptoms. The 16S rRNA analysis revealed that the abundance of Bifidobacterium and Prevotella increased while that of Thickettsia declined. Moreover, there was a decrease in the abundance of Faecalibacterium and Roseburia. Non- targeted metabolomics analysis identified several differential metabolites, including succinic acid, fumaric acid, cholesterol, xanthurenic acid, 3-alpha,7-alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholestan-26-oic, and N-methyltryptamine. KEGG analysis showed that these metabolites were mainly associated with metabolic pathways such as primary bile acid biosynthesis, tryptophan metabolism, alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism, phenylalanine metabolism, cholesterol metabolism, and propanoate metabolism. In this study, gut microbiome and non-targeted metabolome analyses were performed on collected faecal samples to compare characteristic microorganisms and differential metabolites to provide new insights and references for probiotic intervention in constipation. Trial registered at chictr.org.cn under number: ChiCTR2200056274