Interpretable machine learning algorithms reveal gut microbiome features associated with atopic dermatitis.

Journal: Frontiers in immunology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The "gut-skin axis" has been proposed to play an important role in the development and symptoms of atopic dermatitis. Therefore, we have constructed an interpretable machine learning framework to quantitatively screen key gut flora.

Authors

  • Jingtai Ma
    National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) Key Laboratory for Safety Evaluation of Cosmetics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Yiting Fang
    National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) Key Laboratory for Safety Evaluation of Cosmetics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Shiqi Li
    Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Medical School, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, China.
  • Lilian Zeng
    Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China.
  • Siyi Chen
    Department of Radiology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510180, China.
  • Zhifeng Li
  • Guiyuan Ji
    Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China.
  • Xingfen Yang
    National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) Key Laboratory for Safety Evaluation of Cosmetics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Wei Wu
    Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.