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Emerging evidence highlights gut microbiota as a critical mediator of joint inflammation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this study, 55 OA patients from the affiliated hospital of Anhui Medical University were compared with 55 healthy controls. Using 16S rRNA (V4\u2013V5) sequencing and POS\/NEG dualionmode untargeted fecal metabolomics, we investigated the \"gutmetabolismimmunityjoint\" axis in OA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The results indicate that patients with OA exhibit significant gut microbiota dysbiosis, characterised in particular by a reduction in beneficial bacterial groups such as\n                      <jats:italic>Clostridiales<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>Lactobacillales<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>Bacilli<\/jats:italic>\n                      and Actinobacteria, and an increase in\n                      <jats:italic>Bacteroidaceae<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>Burkholderiales<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Metabolomic analysis revealed that metabolic pathways such as beta-alanine metabolism and pyrimidine metabolism were enriched. Specific microbial changes are associated with alterations in host metabolism, for example, a reduction in the beneficial bacteria\n                      <jats:italic>Actinobacteria<\/jats:italic>\n                      was positively correlated with the downregulation of indole-3-acetic acid, which has a beneficial effect;\n                      <jats:italic>Bacilli<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>Lactobacillales<\/jats:italic>\n                      were associated with the dual loss of luteolin and D-tryptophan.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study revealed significant alterations in gut microbiota and fecal metabolites in OA patients compared to healthy individuals. 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