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ReviewNutrients2020

The Gut Microbiota and Its Implication in the Development of Atherosclerosis and Related Cardiovascular Diseases.

Estefania Sanchez-Rodriguez, Alejandro Egea-Zorrilla, Julio Plaza-Díaz, Jerónimo Aragón-Vela, Sergio Muñoz-Quezada, Luis Tercedor-Sánchez, Francisco Abadia-Molina

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Review in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 123 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
123citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

123 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 205 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Estefania Sanchez-RodriguezDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
Alejandro Egea-ZorrillaInstitute of Nutrition and Food Technology "José Mataix", Center of Biomedical Research, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s/n., 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain.
Julio Plaza-DíazDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
Jerónimo Aragón-VelaDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS), Section of Integrative Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Nørre Allé 51, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Sergio Muñoz-QuezadaDepartamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 6094411, Chile.
Luis Tercedor-SánchezCardiology Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Nieves, 18014 Granada, Spain.
Francisco Abadia-MolinaInstitute of Nutrition and Food Technology "José Mataix", Center of Biomedical Research, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s/n., 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain.
Universidad de Granada · ESHospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves · ESPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CLUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The importance of gut microbiota in health and disease is being highlighted by numerous research groups worldwide. Atherosclerosis, the leading cause of heart disease and stroke, is responsible for about 50% of all cardiovascular deaths. Recently, gut dysbiosis has been identified as a remarkable factor to be considered in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). In this review, we briefly discuss how external factors such as dietary and physical activity habits influence host-microbiota and atherogenesis, the potential mechanisms of the influence of gut microbiota in host blood pressure and the alterations in the prevalence of those bacterial genera affecting vascular tone and the development of hypertension. We will also be examining the microbiota as a therapeutic target in the prevention of CVDs and the beneficial mechanisms of probiotic administration related to cardiovascular risks. All these new insights might lead to novel analysis and CVD therapeutics based on the microbiota.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsAtherosclerosisFecal Microbiota TransplantationHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyPrecision MedicineProbioticsatherosclerosiscardiovascular diseasesgut microbiotamicrobiome

Identifiers

PMID32110880
PMCPMC7146472
OpenAlexW3008932987

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