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SynthesisFrontiers in medicine2024

The efficacy and safety of probiotics in the adjuvant treatment of psoriasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Yiran Zhu, Fan Xu, Hao Chen, Quanhui Zheng

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Synthesis in Frontiers in medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yiran ZhuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China.
Fan XuHebei Key Laboratory for Chronic Diseases, Tangshan Key Laboratory for Preclinical and Basic Research on Chronic Diseases, School of Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China.
Hao ChenHebei Key Laboratory for Chronic Diseases, Tangshan Key Laboratory for Preclinical and Basic Research on Chronic Diseases, School of Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China.
Quanhui ZhengHebei Key Laboratory for Chronic Diseases, Tangshan Key Laboratory for Preclinical and Basic Research on Chronic Diseases, School of Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: It has been reported that the imbalance of gut microbiota is involved in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. We retrieved randomized placebo-controlled trials to evaluate the efficacy and safety of probiotic administration in the treatment of psoriasis. Methods: The outcomes were changes in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), and serum inflammatory indicators after treatment, and adverse events (AEs). Risk ratios (RRs) and mean differences (MDs) were calculated using random or fixed effects model. Results: Seven qualified studies were identified in our study. The pooled percentage of patients with ≥75% reduction from baseline in PASI was higher in the probiotic group than that in the placebo group (33.57% vs. 23.61%; RR 1.40, 95% CI 0.98-1.98, Conclusion: Oral administration of probiotics can improve psoriasis; however, large randomized controlled trials are needed to support this conclusion. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO, identifier CRD42024506286, https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42024506286.

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meta-analysisplaceboprobioticspsoriasisrandomized controlled trial

Identifiers

PMID39328313
PMCPMC11426359

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