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ReviewTissue barriers2021

Role of microbiota and related metabolites in gastrointestinal tract barrier function in NAFLD.

Maria Victoria Fernandez-Cantos, Diego Garcia-Morena, Valeria Iannone, Hani El-Nezami, Marjukka Kolehmainen, Oscar P Kuipers

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Review in Tissue barriers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Maria Victoria Fernandez-CantosDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9040-2681
Diego Garcia-MorenaDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8078-9165
Valeria IannoneInstitute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-2114-1366
Hani El-NezamiMolecular and Cell Biology Division, School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.ORCID 0000-0001-6700-4346
Marjukka KolehmainenInstitute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-3770-2538
Oscar P KuipersDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5596-7735
University of Groningen · NLUniversity of Eastern Finland · FIUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Gastrointestinal (GI) tract is composed of four main barriers: microbiological, chemical, physical and immunological. These barriers play important roles in maintaining GI tract homeostasis. In the crosstalk between these barriers, microbiota and related metabolites have been shown to influence GI tract barrier integrity, and alterations of the gut microbiome might lead to an increase in intestinal permeability. As a consequence, translocation of bacteria and their products into the circulatory system increases, reaching proximal and distal tissues, such as the liver. One of the most prevalent chronic liver diseases, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), has been associated with an altered gut microbiota and barrier integrity. However, the causal link between them has not been fully elucidated yet. In this review, we aim to highlight relevant bacterial taxa and their related metabolites affecting the GI tract barriers in the context of NAFLD, discussing their implications in gut homeostasis and in disease.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseGastrointestinal TractHumansPermeabilityGI tract barriersGI tract microbiotaintestinal permeabilitymicrobial metabolitesNAFLD

Identifiers

PMID34280073
PMCPMC8489918
OpenAlexW3183722324

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Registered trials

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