A Meta-analysis of Gut Microbiota in Children with Autism

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Title: A Meta-analysis of Gut Microbiota in Children with Autism
Authors: Andreo-Martínez, Pedro | Rubio-Aparicio, María | Sánchez-Meca, Julio | Veas, Alejandro | Martínez-González, Agustín Ernesto
Research Group/s: Psicología Aplicada a la Salud y Comportamiento Humano (PSYBHE) | Habilidades, Competencias e Instrucción | Grupo de Investigación Integral en el Neurodesarrollo Típico y Atípico (GINTA)
Center, Department or Service: Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Psicología de la Salud | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y Didáctica
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) | Gut microbiota | Microbiota-gut-brain axis | Systematic review | Meta-analysis
Knowledge Area: Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológico | Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación
Issue Date: 5-May-2021
Publisher: Springer Nature
Citation: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2022, 52: 1374-1387. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05002-y
Abstract: Previous studies have reported dysbiosis in the gut microbiota (GM) of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which may be a determining factor on child development through the microbiota-gut-brain axis. However, it is not clear if there is a specific group of dysbiotic bacteria in ASD. The aim of this study was to carry out a meta-analysis on the studies that analyze GM in children with ASD. 18 studies fulfilled our selection criteria. Our results showed a lower relative abundance of Streptococcus (SMD+ = − 0.999; 95% CI − 1.549, − 0.449) and Bifidobacterium genera (SMD+ = − 0.513; 95% CI − 0.953, − 0.073) in children with ASD. Overall, the Bifidobacterium genera is involved. However, differences found between studies are attributed to factors such as reporting bias.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/114724
ISSN: 0162-3257 (Print) | 1573-3432 (Online)
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-021-05002-y
Language: eng
Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Rights: © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021
Peer Review: si
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05002-y
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