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SynthesisReviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders2024

The relationship between thyroid and human-associated microbiota: A systematic review of reviews.

Camilla Virili, Ilaria Stramazzo, Maria Flavia Bagaglini, Anna Lucia Carretti, Silvia Capriello, Francesco Romanelli, Pierpaolo Trimboli, Marco Centanni

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Synthesis in Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
8.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Gut Microbiota and Thyroid Diseases.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2026
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  5. The role of nutrition on thyroid health and disease: myths and facts.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Camilla ViriliDepartment of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza" University of Rome, Corso Della Repubblica 79, Latina, Italy. camilla.virili@uniroma1.it.ORCID 0000-0002-4973-1950
Ilaria StramazzoEndocrinology Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Latina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7870-1729
Maria Flavia BagagliniEndocrinology Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Latina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0000-8465-018X
Anna Lucia CarrettiEndocrinology Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Latina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-8539-5860
Silvia CaprielloEndocrinology Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Latina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1679-2669
Francesco RomanelliDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0657-0760
Pierpaolo TrimboliClinic for Endocrinology and Diabetology, Lugano Regional Hospital, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0661-1649
Marco CentanniDepartment of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza" University of Rome, Corso Della Repubblica 79, Latina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2125-4937
Ospedale Santa Maria Goretti · ITEnte Ospedaliero Cantonale · CHSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversità Campus Bio-Medico · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, a growing number of studies have examined the relationship between thyroid pathophysiology and intestinal microbiota composition. The reciprocal influence between these two entities has been proven so extensive that some authors coined the term "gut-thyroid axis". However, since some papers reported conflicting results, several aspects of this correlation need to be clarified. This systematic review was conceived to achieve more robust information about: 1)the characteristics of gut microbiota composition in patients with the more common morphological, functional and autoimmune disorders of the thyroid; 2)the influence of gut microbial composition on micronutrients that are essential for the maintenance of thyroid homeostasis; 3)the effect of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics, some of the most popular over-the-counter products, on thyroid balance; 4)the opportunity to use specific dietary advice. The literature evaluation was made by three authors independently. A five steps strategy was a priori adopted. After duplicates removal, 1106 records were initially found and 38 reviews were finally included in the analysis. The systematic reviews of reviews found that: 1) some significant variations characterize the gut microbiota composition in patients with thyroid disorders. However, geographical clustering of most of the studies prevents drawing definitive conclusions on this topic; 2) the available knowledge about the effect of probiotics and synbiotics are not strong enough to suggest the routine use of these compounds in patients with thyroid disorders; 3) specific elimination nutrition should not be routine suggested to patients, which, instead have to be checked for possible micronutrients and vitamins deficiency, often owed to gastrointestinal autoimmune comorbidities.

Indexed as

MicrobiotaProbioticsHumansMicronutrientsPrebioticsThyroid GlandMicronutrientsPrebioticsHyperthyroidismHypothyroidismMicrobiotaProbioticsThyroid autoimmunityThyroid cancer

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PMID37824030
PMCPMC10808578
OpenAlexW4387563049

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