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ReviewJournal of lipid and atherosclerosis2021

Iron Reshapes the Gut Microbiome and Host Metabolism.

Amy Botta, Nicole G Barra, Nhat Hung Lam, Samantha Chow, Kostas Pantopoulos, Jonathan D Schertzer, Gary Sweeney

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Review in Journal of lipid and atherosclerosis, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

26 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Iron, inflammation, and intestinal tumors: the crucial triad in colorectal cancer progression and therapy.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  4. High Dietary Carbonyl Iron Reshapes the Gut Microbiome and Impairs Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity in a Time-Dependent Manner.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  13. Dietary Intake and Gut Microbiome in CKD.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2025
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  16. Enhanced CRC Growth in Iron-Rich Environment, Facts and Speculations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amy BottaDepartment of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Nicole G BarraDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Nhat Hung LamDepartment of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Samantha ChowDepartment of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Kostas PantopoulosLady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Jonathan D SchertzerDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Gary SweeneyDepartment of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
York University · CAMcGill University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Compelling studies have established that the gut microbiome is a modifier of metabolic health. Changes in the composition of the gut microbiome are influenced by genetics and the environment, including diet. Iron is a potential node of crosstalk between the host-microbe relationship and metabolic disease. Although iron is well characterized as a frequent traveling companion of metabolic disease, the role of iron is underappreciated because the mechanisms of iron's influence on host metabolism are poorly characterized. Both iron deficiency and excessive amounts leading to iron overload can have detrimental effects on cardiometabolic health. Optimal iron homeostasis is critical for regulation of host immunity and metabolism in addition to regulation of commensal and pathogenic enteric bacteria. In this article we review evidence to support the notion that altering composition of the gut microbiome may be an important route via which iron impacts cardiometabolic health. We discuss reshaping of the microbiome by iron, the physiological significance and the potential for therapeutic interventions.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal microbiomeHost-pathogen interactionsIronMetabolic diseases

Identifiers

PMID34095010
PMCPMC8159756
OpenAlexW3152430688

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