A Urinary Metabolomic Signature Associated with Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome
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Abstract
Direct sampling of the small intestinal microbiome is challenging. Urinary metabolites may offer a noninvasive approach to studying microbial functional activity. We used clinically available gas chromatography/mass spectrometry to profile urinary organic acids in 94 children with short bowel syndrome, comparing those with clinically defined small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO; n=21) with those without SIBO (n=73). SIBO-associated metabolites included microbial fermentation products, dietary derivatives, and host metabolic intermediates. Metabolites enriched in SIBO mapped to aromatic amino acid metabolism, including tryptophan and tyrosine pathways, consistent with altered microbial fermentation. Many associations persisted after adjustment for intestinal anatomy, age, antibiotic exposure, and nutritional composition. These findings identified a urinary metabolic profile associated with clinically defined SIBO in children with short bowel syndrome and support further evaluation of urinary metabolomics as a noninvasive approach to studying small intestinal microbial function.
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BibTeX
@misc{zong2026urinary,
title = {{A Urinary Metabolomic Signature Associated with Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome}},
author = {W. Zong and S. Gan and C. Zarek and M. He and R. Alame and E. Tovar and S. Yang and S. Huo and L. Albenberg and X. Zhan and G. D. Wu and C. Bales and A. Koh},
howpublished = {bioRxiv},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.64898/2026.11.04.762217},
url = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.11.04.762217v1},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - A Urinary Metabolomic Signature Associated with Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome
AU - W. Zong
AU - S. Gan
AU - C. Zarek
AU - M. He
AU - R. Alame
AU - E. Tovar
AU - S. Yang
AU - S. Huo
AU - L. Albenberg
AU - X. Zhan
AU - G. D. Wu
AU - C. Bales
AU - A. Koh
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/04
PB - bioRxiv
DO - 10.64898/2026.11.04.762217
UR - https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.11.04.762217v1
AB - Direct sampling of the small intestinal microbiome is challenging. Urinary metabolites may offer a noninvasive approach to studying microbial functional activity. We used clinically available gas chromatography/mass spectrometry to profile urinary organic acids in 94 children with short bowel syndrome, comparing those with clinically defined small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO; n=21) with those without SIBO (n=73). SIBO-associated metabolites included microbial fermentation products, dietary derivatives, and host metabolic intermediates. Metabolites enriched in SIBO mapped to aromatic amino acid metabolism, including tryptophan and tyrosine pathways, consistent with altered microbial fermentation. Many associations persisted after adjustment for intestinal anatomy, age, antibiotic exposure, and nutritional composition. These findings identified a urinary metabolic profile associated with clinically defined SIBO in children with short bowel syndrome and support further evaluation of urinary metabolomics as a noninvasive approach to studying small intestinal microbial function.
ER -