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SynthesisFrontiers in nutrition2022

Effect of Probiotics on Liver Enzymes in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: An Umbrella of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Vali Musazadeh, Neda Roshanravan, Parvin Dehghan, Sana Sedgh Ahrabi

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Synthesis in Frontiers in nutrition, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Gut Microbiota and Liver Health: Meta-Analysis ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  2. Efficacy of interventions with live combinedFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vali MusazadehStudent Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Neda RoshanravanCardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Parvin DehghanFaculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Nutrition Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Sana Sedgh AhrabiStudent Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become prevalent in recent decades, especially in developed countries; yet the approaches for preventing and treating NAFLD are not clear. This study aimed to summarize meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials that examined the effects of probiotics on NAFLD. We systematically searched PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Central Library databases up to August 2021. All Meta-analysis studies assessing the effect of probiotics on liver function tests [alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT)] were included. Meta-analysis was conducted using a random-effects model. Sensitivity and subgroup analyses were also performed. The umbrella study covered ten eligible studies involving 5,162 individuals. Beneficial effects of probiotics supplementation were revealed on ALT (ES = -10.54 IU/L; 95% CI: -12.70, -8.39;

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liver enzymenon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseprobioticssystematic reviewumbrella meta-analysis

Identifiers

PMID35677540
PMCPMC9169800
OpenAlexW4281383855

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