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Effect estimation primarily utilized Inverse Variance Weighting, with further validation using Bayesian weighted Mendelian randomization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In our MR analysis, a positive correlation was observed between\n                      <jats:italic>Rikenellaceae<\/jats:italic>\n                      and the risk of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, while\n                      <jats:italic>Dorea<\/jats:italic>\n                      showed a negative correlation with juvenile idiopathic arthritis risk. Mediation analysis indicated that Furaneol sulfate levels acted as a mediator between\n                      <jats:italic>Dorea<\/jats:italic>\n                      and juvenile idiopathic arthritis, with an indirect effect proportion of 19.94, 95% CI [8.86\u201331.03%].\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study confirms a causal relationship between specific microbial genus and juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and computes the proportion of the effect mediated by plasma metabolites, offering novel insights for clinical interventions in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2024.1363776","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,28]],"date-time":"2024-03-28T00:57:31Z","timestamp":1711587451000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Relationships among gut microbiota, plasma metabolites, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a mediation Mendelian randomization study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Bingjun","family":"Gao","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhe","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kunyao","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yinghan","family":"Lei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yan","family":"Zhuang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhonghua","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Junfei","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"480","DOI":"10.1111\/cei.12900","article-title":"Gut microbiome in children with enthesitis-related arthritis in a developing country and the effect of probiotic administration","volume":"187","author":"Aggarwal","year":"2017","journal-title":"Clin. 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