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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

A Review of the Use of Native and Engineered Probiotics for Colorectal Cancer Therapy.

Huawen Han, Yifan Zhang, Haibo Tang, Tuoyu Zhou, Aman Khan

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In one paragraph

Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
8.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  4. A deformableMaterials today. Bio · 2026
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  7. EngineeredAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026
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  10. Molecular Mechanisms of Probiotic Action Against Gastrointestinal Cancers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
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  13. Gut microbiota interplay with autophagy-EMT dynamics in colorectal cancer.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
    Review
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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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Huawen HanState Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Yifan ZhangCollege of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Haibo TangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Tuoyu ZhouMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Aman KhanCollege of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8756-8245
Lanzhou University · CNNortheast Forestry University · CNUniversity of Glasgow · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a serious global health concern, and researchers have been investigating different strategies to prevent, treat, or support conventional therapies for CRC. This review article comprehensively covers CRC therapy involving wild-type bacteria, including probiotics and oncolytic bacteria as well as genetically modified bacteria. Given the close relationship between CRC and the gut microbiota, it is crucial to compile and present a comprehensive overview of bacterial therapies used in the context of colorectal cancer. It is evident that the use of native and engineered probiotics for colorectal cancer therapy necessitates research focused on enhancing the therapeutic properties of probiotic strains.. Genetically engineered probiotics might be designed to produce particular molecules or to target cancer cells more effectively and cure CRC patients.

Indexed as

Colorectal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeProbioticsGenetic EngineeringHumansResearch Personnelcolorectal cancerprobiotics and engineered strainsynthetic biology

Identifiers

PMID38612706
PMCPMC11011422
OpenAlexW4393356455

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Registered trials

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