9. IPF Controls
Number of Subjects 65 44
Age 67 years 64 years
Men 69% 66%
White 80% 82%
Smoker (Ex or Current) 65% 60%
FVC (% Predicted) 72% 98%
DLCO (% Predicted) 40% NA
6MWT distance (m) 316 NA
Recruitment & Demographics
10. Bacterial load in Stable IPF
IPF patients have a
significantly higher
bacterial burden than both
healthy controls and COPD
patients.
11. Bacterial load & Disease Progression
Individuals whose disease
had progressed at six
months demonstrated a
significantly higher BAL
bacterial burden when
compared to subjects with
stable disease.
15. IPF subjects have a less Rich and Diverse
Microbiome compared to Controls
Loss of diversity and richness
16.
17. Han et al Lancet Resp Med 2014
Bacterial Abundance and Survival
18. • IPF patients have a higher bacterial load in BAL and significant
differences in their microbiota compared to control subjects
• Baseline bacterial burden predicted lung function decline in
IPF patients
Microbiome & IPF
22. Stable IPF AE-IPF
Number of Subjects 14 18
Age 67 years 64 years
Men 87% 90%
Smoker (Ex or Current) 73% 80%
FVC (% Predicted) 80% 76%
DLCO (% Predicted) 70% 67%
Recruitment & Demographics
23. AE-IPF subjects had a
bacterial load more than
four times higher than
stable IPF subjects.
A further increase in bacterial load
Molyneaux et al (unpublished)
26. • Increase bacterial load during AE-IPF
• Significant differences in the composition and
diversity of the microbiota during AE-IPF
compared to stable IPF
• If an exacerbation is a result of changes in the
microbiome, the causal bacteria may be specific to
an individual subject.
Microbiome & Exacerbations
31. Bacterial load and MUC5B
Bacterial burden associated
independently with the
MUC5B genotype (P=0.01),
with patients possessing the
minor allele having a lower
bacterial burden
33. Conclusions
• IPF is a progressive and inevitably fatal disease
• The microbiome in IPF differs from health and COPD
• Bacterial load independently predicts disease
progression
• Acute exacerbation is distinguished by further change in
the microbiome
• Genetic susceptibility may explain some change in
microbiome
34. • Toby Maher
• Miriam Moffatt
• Bill Cookson
• Dong Soon Kim
• Mike Cox & Saffron Willis Owen
• The Asmarley Trust
Acknowledgments