CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain among the top causes of global morbidity and mortality. The World Health Organization cited that cardiovascular diseases are responsible for 17.5 million deaths worldwide according to its latest survey in 2012—comprising about 46.2% of noncommunicable disease (NCD) deaths and surpassing mortalities from other leading NCDs, such as cancers (8.2 million), chronic respiratory diseases (4.0 million) and diabetes mellitus (1.5 million) combined. It is projected that deaths from NCDs to rise near 52 million by 2030. In the Philippines, it is estimated that there is 27.9% risk of mortality caused by any of the four mentioned NCDs between ages 30 and 70 years.
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There are still many issues regarding this topic which are not yet defined. The composition of gut microbiome of Filipino CAD patients and high-risk individuals has never been described. TMAO levels are strongly link in the development of CAD, nevertheless its association to altered gut microbiome is not fully known. It is not clear to which members of the gut microbiota are increasing levels of TMAO can be attributed to. The risk factors of atherosclerosis are already established by previous studies. However, the relationship of these risk factors to altered gut microbiome is yet to be discovered. There are also uncertainties if other gut microbial metabolite, aside from TMAO, can contribute to the incidence of coronary artery disease. Metabolic pathways generated by the gut microbiome are also needed to be …show more content…
To characterize the composition of gut microbiota communities of low-risk, high-risk and coronary artery disease (CAD) individuals
2. To compare the gut microbiome and serum TMAO levels of low-risk, high, risk, and CAD individuals
3. To determine the association of known cardiac risk factors to the structure of gut microbiome of low-risk, high-risk, and CAD individuals
4. To identify the association of functional capacity of the gut microbiota to the risk of developing cardiovascular events from CAD
5. To describe the possible metabolic networks generated by the gut microbiome in the setting of CAD and risk conditions
1.4 Significance of the Study
Undeniably, microbiome research has been one of the most important and exciting areas of human health research in present times. Microbiome can be an attractive and novel target for healthcare strategies. By investigating the structure of the gut microbiota of Filipino patients suffering from CAD, the proposed study can help in defining a "core microbiome" characteristic of CAD. The data can provide a possible source of novel targets for drug development and therapies. Personalized therapeutic approaches can be improved. In addition, exploring microbiome can possibly lead to discovery of new diagnostic and prognostic markers for CAD by examining metabolic functions carried by the gut
The author starts by explaining the human microbiome and the research on it. For many years, biologists thought that the human body was able to perform all of its important functions by itself. However, in the past decade, they have found that the human body contains trillions of microorganisms that help with these important processes. In fact, they outnumber human cell 10 to one. At first, microbe research was only focused on harmful pathogens, but recently, biologists have figured out what the most common bacteria in the human body are, and have been trying to figure out the specific functions of theses microorganisms.
Gastroenterology Research & Practice, 1-6. doi: 10.1155/2016/2687605 Nanwa, N., Sander, B., Krahn, M., Daneman, N., Lu, H., Austin, P., Govindarajan, A., Rosella, L., Cadarette, M., & Kwong, J. (2017). A population-based matched cohort study examining the mortality and costs of patients with community-onset clostridium difficile infection identified using emergency department visits and hospital admissions. Plos ONE, 12(3), 1-13. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0172410 Ng, K., Ferreyra, J., Higginbottom, S., Lynch, J., Kashyap, P., Gopinath, S., Naidu, N., Choudhury, B., Weimer, B., Monack, D., & Sonnenburg, J. (2013). Microbiota-liberated host sugars facilitate post-antibiotic expansion of enteric pathogens.
Clostridium Difficile Infection Clostridium difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) infection is a condition that causes inflammation of the large intestine (colon). This condition can result in damage to the lining of your colon and may lead to colitis. This condition can be passed from person to person (contagious). CAUSES C. diff is a bacterium normally found in the colon. This condition is caused when the balance of C. diff is changed and there is an overgrowth of C. diff.
Although microscopic single-celled organisms inhabited earth long before humans evolved from their primate ancestors, they continue to coexist and coevolve with humans today, flourishing as both harmless and deadly companions. Within her literary work Deadly Companions: How Microbes Shaped Our History, microbiologist Dorothy Crawford begins with a dramatic account of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the first pandemic of the twenty-first century. Crawford travels back in time four billion years ago to the origin of microbes, recounting the evolutionary history of microbes, showing how microbes spread and cause epidemics, and revealing how coevolution yields host resistance. Furthermore, Crawford explores the intertwining history of microbes and humans, with the purpose to reveal the link between the emergence of microbes and the cultural development of man.
8.4 Discussion Diabetic patients often the wound heal poorly. They have higher incidence of DFU. Even if the patients have normal pulse rate the healing of wound and peripheral injuries are slow. The poor healing is diabetes is due to micro vascular change manifested by endothelial proliferation in small arteries and basement membrane thickening in capillaries. The obesity also leads to diabetes and reduces the immune capacity of the patient.
Microbiome of the Equine Hindgut Gastrointestinal microbiota play an essential role not only in digestion, but also in colonic diseases. The gut microbiome is one of the densest, most dynamic, and complex microorganism populations located in the intestines [7]. If these microbes become unbalanced, this could result in gastrointestinal disease and even death. This unbalanced microbiome allows opportunistic and pathogenic bacteria to proliferate and can cause numerous gastrointestinal diseases such as colic.
The yeast menace is known by several different terms, candidosis, yeast infection,monilia and thrush. Symptoms of yeast infections are vast, however there are some that are more obvious, these include chronic tiredness, cystitis and thrush that continues to come back even after you have treated it. Some other symptoms which are not as obvious include, anxiety,mood swings, fluid retention ,allergies,depression,inability to loose weight,constipation, diahorrea, PMS, acne and dermatitis as well as hypoglycaemia. With a list as exhaustive as this, it's easy to see why it's deemed one of the most debilitating immune deficiencies and nutritional disorders of our time, As with any infection, one or many of the symptoms may exist, however, advanced
The number one killer in the United States today is heart disease or also known as cardiovascular disease (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2015). As death rates begin to rise due to cardiovascular disease, in 1948 the Framingham Heart Study became a joint project of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Boston University to pinpoint the most common factors that play a role in cardiovascular disease and strokes (Framingham Heart Study, 2015). Over several years, the Framingham study has identified several risks factors that are believed to increase the likelihood of a person being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. These risk factors include high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, smoking, obesity, diabetes, and physical
Death rates for males increased by 21%, but decreased by 8% for females between 1980 and 2007. The death rates increase with age, 87% of deaths with diabetes as the underlying cause where in those aged 65 years or older. Diabetes death rates are 6.6times higher in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Prevalence, has risen from 1.3% of the Australian population diagnosed with diabetes in 1990 to 2.4% in 1995 to 4% in 07-08 the rise is mostly due to the increase in type 2, diabetes, but there has also been a rise in those suffering with type 1. In all age groups males suffer higher rates of diabetes than females, male’s rate 5% and females
Method The study included participants of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NHANES III used a highly stratified multistage probability sampling and employed oversampling of the older people, non-Hispanic blacks and Mexican Americans. Descriptions of the survey, sampling procedures and details of the laboratory tests evaluated can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. The analysis was limited to only adults between the ages of 20-59 years.
Within the hospital, bacteria genus species tend to colonize the metabolic process and tracts, instead of the canal, in adults. Bacteria
Also social and environmental factors play a part. These include psychosocial (racism & stress), education (literacy & numeracy), economic (income) and physical environment (poor and overcrowded housing) (Donato & Segal, 2013). This socio-economic disadvantage causes higher burden of disease and is due to largely preventable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, mental disorders, chronic respiratory disease, obesity and cancer. Risk factors contributing most to the higher burden of disease in indigenous people are tobacco, high body mass, physical inactivity, high blood cholesterol, and alcohol (COAG Reform council, 2013). For instance obesity increases the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and contributes significantly to the total burden of disease gap between indigenous and non-indigenous people.
The main cause of heart disease is an unhealthy diet. Eating well can be demanding, particularly
This is launched to enhance the understanding of the role of Microbiome in the ecology of humans and using the concerned knowledge in the development of therapies for various illnesses (About MGH, nd, News Releases). The department of chemistry and biological engineering, and MIT institute of medical engineering and science are involved in collaboration with MGH clinical medicine. This new partnership will follow the one that was implemented among MIT, Ragon Institute of MGH and Harvard, which started in 2009 and worked on developing effective vaccine against AIDS as a part of their study on the role of immune system in human disease (MIT News, Oct. 15, 2014). This new partnership between MIT and MGH has offered $3 million to a two-year period research project dealing with the problems in diagnostics, autoimmune and infectious diseases and in
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