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Phillips, Sarah, Watt, Rachel, Atkinson, Thomas, Rajan, Shelina, Hayhoe, Antonietta, Savva, George M., Hornberger, Michael 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2214-3788, Burton, Ben J. L., Saada, Janak, Cambell-Kelly, Melissa, Rushbrook, Simon and Carding, Simon R.
(2022)
A protocol paper for the MOTION Study—A longitudinal study in a cohort aged 60 years and older to obtain mechanistic knowledge of the role of the gut microbiome during normal healthy ageing in order to develop strategies that will improve lifelong health and wellbeing.
PLoS One, 17 (11).
ISSN 1932-6203
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Abstract
Background: Advances in medicine and public health mean that people are living longer; however, a significant proportion of that increased lifespan is spent in a prolonged state of declining health and wellbeing which places increasing pressure on medical, health and social services. There is a social and economic need to develop strategies to prevent or delay age-related disease and maintain lifelong health. Several studies have suggested links between the gut microbiome and age-related disease, which if confirmed would present a modifiable target for intervention development. The MOTION study aims to determine whether and how changes in the gut microbiome are associated with physical and mental capacity. A comprehensive longitudinal multiparameter study such as this has not been previously undertaken. Methods: MOTION is a longitudinal prospective cohort study with a focus on gut health and cognitive function. 360 healthy individuals aged 60 years and older, living in East Anglia, UK will be recruited to the study, stratified into one of three risk groups (cohorts) for developing dementia based on their cognitive function. Participants will attend study appointments every six months over four years, providing stool and blood samples and a health questionnaire. Participants will also undergo physical measurements and cognitive tests at alternating appointments, and undergo Optical Coherence Tomography scans at 3 timepoints. Two subgroups of participants in the study will provide colonic tissue biopsies (n = ≥30 from each cohort), and brain imaging (n = 30) at two timepoints. Discussion: This study will provide new insights into the gut-(microbiota)-brain axis and the relationship between age-associated changes in gut microbe populations and cognitive health. Such insights could help develop new microbe-based strategies to improve lifelong health and wellbeing.
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| Additional Information: | Funding Information: The study was funded by the BBSRC through an Institute Strategic Programme (ISP) award to the QIB Gut Health and Food Safety Programme (BB/R012490/1), and its constituent projects BBS/E/F/000PR10353 and BBS/E/F/000PR10356. The study is adopted into the NIHR CRN Central Portfolio Management System (CPMS, add study number and speciality) portfolio which provides additional support in terms of hospital infrastructure and staff support. Dr George Savva is funded through the BBSRC Core Capability Grant BB/CCG1860/1 at the Quadram Institute Bioscience. The Achiever Medical Laboratory Information Management System was procured using the BBSRC Capital Grant Award for the enhancement of the NRP Biorepository. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. We would like to thank the NRP Biorepository providing long term storage of samples from the MOTION study and for providing access to the Achiever Medical Laboratory Information Management System for the MOTION study team. We would also like to thank the NNUH Patient Research Ambassadors Ron Brewer, Tony Jackson and Rosalinde Bailey for their involvement in the MOTION study Trial Management Oversight Group and their invaluable contributions and advice regarding participant involvement in this clinical research. Copyright: © 2022 Phillips et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Norwich Institute for Healthy Aging Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Mental Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Gastroenterology and Gut Biology Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2022 10:33 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2024 03:26 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90313 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0276118 |
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