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ReviewActa diabetologica2025

The role of fecal microbiota transplantation in diabetes.

Gabriele Angelo Vassallo, Tommaso Dionisi, Vittorio De Vita, Giuseppe Augello, Antonio Gasbarrini, Dario Pitocco, Giovanni Addolorato

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Review in Acta diabetologica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Gabriele Angelo Vassallo *Department of Internal Medicine, Barone Lombardo Hospital, Canicattì, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9776-8870
Tommaso Dionisi *Internal Medicine and Alcohol Related Disease Unit, Columbus-Gemelli Hospital, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy. tommaso.dionisi01@icatt.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2196-076X
Vittorio De VitaSection of Hygiene, Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-7857-5819
Giuseppe AugelloDepartment of Internal Medicine, Barone Lombardo Hospital, Canicattì, Italy.
Antonio GasbarriniDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4863-6924
Dario PitoccoDiabetes Care Unit, Institute of Endocrinology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6220-686X
Giovanni AddoloratoInternal Medicine and Alcohol Related Disease Unit, Columbus-Gemelli Hospital, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1522-9946

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has emerged as a potential therapeutic strategy for modulating gut dysbiosis in diabetes mellitus. This review critically evaluates preclinical and clinical evidence on FMT in type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Studies suggest that FMT can restore microbial diversity, improve glycemic control, and modulate immune responses, with varying effects across diabetes subtypes. In T1D, preclinical models demonstrate that FMT influences regulatory T-cell expansion and β-cell preservation, though clinical translation remains limited. In T2D, FMT has shown transient improvements in insulin sensitivity, with sustained effects observed only in patients with specific microbiome signatures. However, heterogeneity in patient responses, donor variability, and methodological limitations complicate its clinical application. This review highlights the interplay between FMT, immune modulation, and microbial metabolism, advocating for phenotype-stratified trials and multi-omics integration to enhance therapeutic precision.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Fecal Microbiota TransplantationAnimalsDysbiosisGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansBeta-cellDiabetesFecal microbiota transplantationInsulin sensitivityIntestinal MicrobiomeMetabolic syndrome

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PMID40252102
PMCPMC12283471

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