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ArticleGut microbes2025

Novel role of FTO in regulation of gut-brain communication via

Ruonan Chen, Xiaoqin Chai, Yunxiao Zhang, Tianxiu Zhou, Yinyin Xia, Xuejun Jiang, Bo Lv, Jun Zhang, Lixiao Zhou, Xin Tian and 8 more

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Article in Gut microbes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Ruonan ChenDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoqin ChaiDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Yunxiao ZhangDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Tianxiu ZhouDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Yinyin XiaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Xuejun JiangCenter of Experimental Teaching for Public Health, Experimental Teaching and Management Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Bo LvDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Jun ZhangMolecular Biology Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Lixiao ZhouDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Xin TianDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Ruonan WangDepartment of Health Laboratory Technology, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Lejiao MaoMolecular Biology Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Feng ZhaoDepartment of Health Laboratory Technology, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Hongyang ZhangResearch Center for Environment and Human Health, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Jun HuDepartment of Neurology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Jingfu QiuResearch Center for Environment and Human Health, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-1220-7319
Zhen ZouMolecular Biology Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Chengzhi ChenDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-1087-4911

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) is the key demethylase that reverses the abnormally altered N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification in eukaryotic cells under environmental pollutants exposure. Arsenic is an environmental metalloid and can cause severe symptoms in human mainly through drinking water. However, there is no specific treatment for its toxic effects due to the uncovered mechanisms. We previously revealed that exposure to arsenic increased the level of m6A via down-regulation of FTO, which might serve as a potential target for intervention against arsenic-related disorders. In this study, our results demonstrated that chronic exposure to arsenic significantly disrupted the intestinal barrier and microenvironment. Also, this administration resulted in the enhancement of m6A modification and the reduction of FTO expression in the intestine. By using both CRISPR/Cas9-based FTO knock-in strategy and adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated overexpression of FTO in the intestine, we established for the first time that up-regulation of FTO remarkably ameliorated arsenic-induced disruption of intestinal barriers and altered microenvironment of mice. We also firstly identified a dominant gut microbial species,

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Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOArsenicBrainDesulfovibrioHydrogen SulfideAdenosineAnimalsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansIntestinesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAdenosineAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOArsenicFTO protein, mouseHydrogen SulfideN-methyladenosineArsenicDesulfovibrio fairfieldensisFTOGut–brain communicationNeurobehavior impairments

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PMID39852343
PMCPMC11776478

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