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ReviewJournal of translational medicine2025

Exploring the effects of gut microbiota on cholangiocarcinoma progression by patient-derived organoids.

Ann-Kathrin Lederer, Nele Görrissen, Tinh Thi Nguyen, Clemens Kreutz, Hannah Rasel, Fabian Bartsch, Hauke Lang, Kristina Endres

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Review in Journal of translational medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Ann-Kathrin LedererDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131, Mainz, Germany. ann-kathrin.lederer@unimedizin-mainz.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7984-9530
Nele GörrissenDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
Tinh Thi NguyenDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
Clemens KreutzInstitute of Medical Biometry and Statistics (IMBI), Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
Hannah RaselDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
Fabian BartschDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
Hauke LangDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
Kristina EndresDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131, Mainz, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent research indicates a role of gut microbiota in development and progression of life-threatening diseases such as cancer. Carcinomas of the biliary ducts, the so-called cholangiocarcinomas, are known for their aggressive tumor biology, implying poor prognosis of affected patients. An impact of the gut microbiota on cholangiocarcinoma development and progression is plausible due to the enterohepatic circulation and is therefore the subject of scientific debate, however evidence is still lacking. This review aimed to discuss the suitability of complex cell culture models to investigate the role of gut microbiota in cholangiocarcinoma progression. MAIN BODY: Clinical research in this area is challenging due to poor comparability of patients and feasibility reasons, which is why translational models are needed to understand the basis of tumor progression in cholangiocarcinoma. A promising approach to investigate the influence of gut microbiota could be an organoid model. Organoids are 3D cell models cultivated in a modifiable and controlled condition, which can be grown from tumor tissue. 3D cell models are able to imitate physiological and pathological processes in the human body and thus contribute to a better understanding of health and disease.

conclusionThe use of complex cell cultures such as organoids and organoid co-cultures might be powerful and valuable tools to study not only the growth behavior and growth of cholangiocarcinoma cells, but also the interaction with the tumor microenvironment and with components of the gut microbiota.

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Bile Duct NeoplasmsCholangiocarcinomaDisease ProgressionGastrointestinal MicrobiomeOrganoidsAnimalsHumansModels, BiologicalBile ductBiliary tract cancerCell cultureCholangiocarcinomaGastrointestinal microbiomeKlatskinLiver surgeryNeoplasmOrganoidsTissues

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PMID39789543
PMCPMC11716211

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