Gut microbiome dysbiosis and increased intestinal permeability in children with islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes: A prospective cohort study.
Jessica E HarbisonAlexandra J Roth-SchulzeLynne C GilesCuong D TranKatrina M NguiMegan A PennoRebecca L ThomsonJohn M WentworthPeter G ColmanMaria E CraigGrant MorahanAnthony T PapenfussSimon C BarryLeonard C HarrisonJennifer J CouperPublished in: Pediatric diabetes (2019)
Children with ≥2 IA who progress to diabetes, like those with recent-onset diabetes, have gut microbiome dysbiosis associated with increased intestinal permeability. Interventions that expand gut microbial diversity, in particular SCFA-producing bacteria, may have a role to decrease progression to diabetes in children at-risk.