Journal of Clinical Pediatrics ›› 2022, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (9): 654-660.doi: 10.12372/jcp.2022.22e0301

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Research status and potential application of intestinal microbiota and its metabolites in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis

LI Luquan, LIU Xiaochen   

  1. Department of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing 400014, China
  • Received:2022-03-07 Online:2022-09-15 Published:2022-08-26

Abstract:

The early prediction of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) by intestinal microbiota and its metabolites has been a hot research topic in recent years. Recent studies have found that infants with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) not only have low biodiversity of the intestinal microbiota, but also the composition proportion of microbiota is significantly different from that of healthy newborns. There are also abnormalities in amino acid, lipid metabolism and related metabolic enzymes in infants with NEC. Intestinal microbiota and its metabolites have certain value in predicting the onset and progression of NEC, but they can only be used as the basis for scientific research. High-quality, multi-center, and large-scale clinical studies are needed for clinical application in the future.

Key words: necrotizing enterocolitis, intestinal microbiota, metabolite, biomarker