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ReviewFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2025

A critical review of microbiome-derived metabolic functions and translational research in liver diseases.

Raja Ganesan, Durairaj Thirumurugan, Saranya Vinayagam, Dong Joon Kim, Ki Tae Suk, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Dibbanti HariKrishnaReddy, Jyoti Parkash, Arvinder Wander and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Raja GanesanDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.
Durairaj ThirumuruganDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.
Saranya VinayagamDepartment of Bioscience, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, India.
Dong Joon KimInstitute for Liver and Digestive Disease, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Ki Tae SukInstitute for Liver and Digestive Disease, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Mahalaxmi IyerDepartment of Microbiology, School of Basic Science, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Mukesh Kumar YadavDepartment of Microbiology, School of Basic Science, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Dibbanti HariKrishnaReddyAdvanced Pharmacology and Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, School of Health Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Jyoti ParkashNeurochemistry and Neuroendocrinology Lab, Department of Zoology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Arvinder WanderDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Balachandar VellingiriHuman Cytogenetics and Stem Cell Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Basic Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Significant changes in gut microbial composition are associated with chronic liver disease. Using preclinical models, it has been demonstrated that ethanol/alcohol-induced liver disease is transmissible through fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). So, the survival rate of people with severe alcoholic hepatitis got better, which suggests that changes in the makeup and function of gut microbiota play a role in metabolic liver disease. The leaky intestinal barrier plays a major role in influencing metabolic-related liver disease development through the gut microbiota. As a result, viable bacteria and microbial products can be transported to the liver, causing inflammation, contributing to hepatocyte death, and causing the fibrotic response. As metabolic-related liver disease starts and gets worse, gut dysbiosis is linked to changes in the immune system, the bile acid composition, and the metabolic function of the microbiota in the gut. Metabolic-related liver disease, as well as its self-perpetuation, will be demonstrated using data from preclinical and human studies. Further, we summarize how untargeted treatment approaches affect the gut microbiota in metabolic-related liver disease, including dietary changes, probiotics, antibiotics, and FMT. It discusses how targeted therapies can improve liver disease in various areas. These approaches may improve metabolic-related liver disease treatment options.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeLiver DiseasesTranslational Research, BiomedicalAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDysbiosisFecal Microbiota TransplantationHumansLiverProbioticsAnti-Bacterial Agentsgastroenterologyhepatologyliver diseasesmetabolic alterationsmetabolitesmetabolomicsmicrobiome

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PMID40066068
PMCPMC11891185

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