Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32929698›Full record

ReviewProtein & cell2021

Role of gut microbiota in identification of novel TCM-derived active metabolites.

Tzu-Lung Lin, Chia-Chen Lu, Wei-Fan Lai, Ting-Shu Wu, Jang-Jih Lu, Young-Mao Chen, Chi-Meng Tzeng, Hong-Tao Liu, Hong Wei, Hsin-Chih Lai

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Review in Protein & cell, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
75citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

75 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 155 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

10 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Tzu-Lung Lin *Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan, China.
Chia-Chen Lu *Department of Respiratory Therapy, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 24205, Taiwan, China.
Wei-Fan LaiDepartment of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan, China.
Ting-Shu WuDepartment of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan, China.
Jang-Jih LuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan, China.
Young-Mao ChenBachelor Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan, China.
Chi-Meng TzengSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
Hong-Tao LiuCollege of Basic Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, China.
Hong WeiCentral Laboratory, Clinical Medicine Scientific and Technical Innovation Park, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200435, China.
Hsin-Chih LaiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan, China. hclai@mail.cgu.edu.tw.
Chang Gung University · TWLinkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWFu Jen Catholic University · TWHubei University of Chinese Medicine · CNNational Taiwan Ocean University · TWTongji University · CNXiamen University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been extensively used to ameliorate diseases in Asia for over thousands of years. However, owing to a lack of formal scientific validation, the absence of information regarding the mechanisms underlying TCMs restricts their application. After oral administration, TCM herbal ingredients frequently are not directly absorbed by the host, but rather enter the intestine to be transformed by gut microbiota. The gut microbiota is a microbial community living in animal intestines, and functions to maintain host homeostasis and health. Increasing evidences indicate that TCM herbs closely affect gut microbiota composition, which is associated with the conversion of herbal components into active metabolites. These may significantly affect the therapeutic activity of TCMs. Microbiota analyses, in conjunction with modern multiomics platforms, can together identify novel functional metabolites and form the basis of future TCM research.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeMedicine, Chinese TraditionalAdministration, OralAnimalsDrugs, Chinese HerbalHumansDrugs, Chinese HerbalherbsmicrobiotamultiomicsTraditional Chinese Medicinetransformation

Identifiers

PMID32929698
PMCPMC8106560
OpenAlexW3086732443

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