Gastrointestinal colonization as a source of Staphylococcus aureus in atopic dermatitis
Karagounis, T. K.; Putzel, G.; Podkowik, M.; Shenderovich, J.; Tillman, A.; Morales, S. M.; Gaylord, A.; Srivastava, A.; Arguelles, N.; Slater, H.; Ahmed, A. N.; Xing, Y.; Samhadaneh, N. M.; Needle, C. D.; Ulrich, R. J.; Oza, V.; Schluter, J.; Naik, S.; Trasande, L.; Pironti, A.; Torres, V. J.; Shopsin, B.
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a prevalent inflammatory skin disease with complex pathogenesis. Both skin and gut microbiota influence AD, with Staphylococcus aureus, in particular, exacerbating the disease. However, the relationship between S. aureus colonization in the gut and skin, and whether it affects AD, remains unclear. Using a combination of culture-based methods, microbiome analysis, and genome sequencing of S. aureus from multiple body sites of children with and without AD, we found that the gut represents a major reservoir of genetically diverse S. aureus that is transmitted to the skin, including mutants associated with worse disease. We validated this association between S. aureus gastrointestinal colonization and AD in an independent human cohort and demonstrated its direct effect on disease in an infantile AD mouse model, wherein S. aureus gastrointestinal colonization worsened skin inflammation. Overall, this study identifies a previously unrecognized S. aureus reservoir, with implications for microbiota-targeting therapies in AD.
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