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ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2023

The gut microbiota-brain axis in neurological disorder.

Hanif Ullah, Safia Arbab, Yali Tian, Chang-Qing Liu, Yuwen Chen, Li Qijie, Muhammad Inayat Ullah Khan, Inam Ul Hassan, Ka Li

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07381374 (Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Via Different Routes in Children With Moderate-to-Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 140 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
140citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
30.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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.

NCT07381374 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Via Different Routes in Children With Moderate-to-Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder

TypeinterventionalSponsorShenzhen Children's HospitalRan2026 to 2027Enrolled1ConditionsAutism Spectrum DisorderArmsctive FMT via Nasojejunal Tube (FMT-Upper GI), Active FMT via Colonoscopy and Transendoscopic Tube (FMT-Lower GI), Placebo via Sham Procedures (Sham-Control)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

140 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 198 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The Impact ofNutrients · 2025
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  11. A SHIMEAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  16. Gut Microbiome and ADHD: A Narrative Review of Clinical Evidence and Practice Implications.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026
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  18. Neuroglobin: A New Player in the Gut-Brain Axis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  20. The Microbiota in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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80 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Hanif UllahDepartment of Nursing, West China Hospital, West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Safia ArbabKey Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou, China.
Yali TianDepartment of Nursing, West China Hospital, West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Chang-Qing LiuDepartment of Nursing, West China Hospital, West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yuwen ChenDepartment of Nursing, West China Hospital, West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Li QijieDepartment of Nursing, West China Hospital, West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Muhammad Inayat Ullah KhanState Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China.
Inam Ul HassanDepartment of Microbiology, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra, Pakistan.
Ka LiDepartment of Nursing, West China Hospital, West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Sichuan University · CNChina University of Geosciences · CNChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNHazara University · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiota (GM) plays an important role in the physiology and pathology of the host. Microbiota communicate with different organs of the organism by synthesizing hormones and regulating body activity. The interaction of the central nervous system (CNS) and gut signaling pathways includes chemical, neural immune and endocrine routes. Alteration or dysbiosis in the gut microbiota leads to different gastrointestinal tract disorders that ultimately impact host physiology because of the abnormal microbial metabolites that stimulate and trigger different physiologic reactions in the host body. Intestinal dysbiosis leads to a change in the bidirectional relationship between the CNS and GM, which is linked to the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders. Increasing preclinical and clinical studies/evidence indicate that gut microbes are a possible susceptibility factor for the progression of neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), multiple sclerosis (MS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this review, we discuss the crucial connection between the gut microbiota and the central nervous system, the signaling pathways of multiple biological systems and the contribution of gut microbiota-related neurological disorders.

Indexed as

gut-brain axisgut dysbiosismicrobiotaneurological disorderssignaling pathways

Identifiers

PMID37600019
PMCPMC10436500
OpenAlexW4385580357

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