IMR Press / FBL / Volume 28 / Issue 4 / DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2804065
Open Access Original Research
Alterations of Fecal Metabolome Associated with BBIBP-CorV Vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
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1 Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, 100020 Beijing, China
2 Department of Nephrology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, 100020 Beijing, China
*Correspondence: cml68@sina.cn (Mulei Chen); lijing11999@163.com (Jing Li)
These authors contributed equally.
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2023, 28(4), 65; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2804065
Submitted: 13 September 2022 | Revised: 25 November 2022 | Accepted: 7 December 2022 | Published: 6 April 2023
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 vaccine has been implemented in response to the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic worldwide. Dysregulation of gut metabolite is associated with COVID-19 patients. However, the effect of vaccination on the gut metabolite remains unknown, and it is critical to investigate the shifts in metabolic profiles following vaccine treatment. Methods: In the present study, we conducted a case-control study to assess the fecal metabolic profiles between individuals who received two doses of intramuscular injection of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate (BBIBP-CorV) (n = 20), and matched unvaccinated controls (n = 20) using untargeted gas chromatography and time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-TOF/MS). Results: Significant different metabolic profiles were observed between subjects receiving SARS-CoV-2 virus vaccines and the unvaccinated. Among a total of 243 metabolites from 27 ontology classes identified in the study cohort, 64 metabolic markers and 15 ontology classes were dramatically distinct between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. There were 52 enhanced (such as Desaminotyrosine, Phenylalanine) and 12 deficient metabolites (such as Octadecanol, 1-Hexadecanol) in vaccinated individuals. Along with altered metabolic compositions, multiple functional pathways in Small MoleculePathway Database (SMPDB) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) varied between groups. Our results indicated that urea cycle; alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism; arginine and proline metabolism; phenylalanine metabolism and tryptophan metabolism were abundant after vaccination. Additionally, correlation analysis showed that intestinal microbiome was related to alteration in metabolite composition and functions. Conclusions: The present study indicated the alterations in the gut metabolome after COVID-19 vaccination and the findings provide a valuable resource for in-depth exploration of mechanisms between gut metabolite and SARS-CoV-2 virus vaccines.

Keywords
gut metabolite
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
vaccine
BBINP-CorV
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