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SynthesisNutrients2024

Ethan Liu, Xiangming Ji, Kequan Zhou

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Synthesis in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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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

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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

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Frontiers in microbiology · 2026
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  7. The mechanism of Akkermansia muciniphila inhibiting the proliferation of colorectal cancer cells via ferroptosis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  8. DifferentialActa biochimica Polonica · 2026
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  9. International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  18. Novel probioticFrontiers in microbiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ethan LiuDepartment of Nutrition and Food Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
Xiangming JiDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Kequan ZhouDepartment of Nutrition and Food Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMore than half of the states in the U.S. report that over 30% of adults are obese. Obesity increases the risk of many chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, and can even reduce one's lifespan. Similarly, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes follows a comparable trend. As a result, researchers are striving to find solutions to reduce obesity rates, with a particular focus on gut health, which has been previously linked to both obesity and type 2 diabetes. Recent studies suggest that

methodsWe conducted a quantitative meta-analysis of 15 qualified animal studies investigating the effects of Akk administration as a probiotic.

resultsThe statistical analyses showed that Akk administration significantly reduced body weight gain by 10.4% and fasting blood glucose by 21.2%, while also significantly improving glucose tolerance by 22.1% and increasing blood insulin levels by 26.9%. However, our analysis revealed substantial heterogeneity between the control and experimental groups across all subgroups.

conclusionsOverall, Akk appears to be effective at reducing the onset of type 2 diabetes and diet-induced obesity. Long-term studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm these beneficial effects, as the current animal studies were of short duration (less than 20 weeks).

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AkkermansiaDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeObesityProbioticsVerrucomicrobiaAnimalsBlood GlucoseDisease Models, AnimalInsulinWeight GainBlood GlucoseInsulinAkkermansiaanimalsmeta-analysisobesityprobiotictype 2 diabetes

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PMID39458436
PMCPMC11510203

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