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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Gut Microbiota and Colorectal Cancer: A Balance Between Risk and Protection.

Vlad Alexandru Ionescu, Camelia Cristina Diaconu, Gina Gheorghe, Mara-Madalina Mihai, Carmen Cristina Diaconu, Marinela Bostan, Coralia Bleotu

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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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

34 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Association between Depression and Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Polyps: A Prospective Cohort Study from the Nurses' Health Study II.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2026
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  8. Microbiome-guided cancer immunotherapy: immune mechanisms, resistance pathways, and translational opportunities for precision oncology.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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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.

Vlad Alexandru IonescuFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Camelia Cristina DiaconuFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6837-260X
Gina GheorgheFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Mara-Madalina MihaiFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1436-0088
Carmen Cristina DiaconuStefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, Romanian Academy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.
Marinela BostanStefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, Romanian Academy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3050-6486
Coralia BleotuAcademy of Romanian Scientists, 050085 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9031-338X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiome, a complex community of microorganisms residing in the intestinal tract, plays a dual role in colorectal cancer (CRC) development, acting both as a contributing risk factor and as a protective element. This review explores the mechanisms by which gut microbiota contribute to CRC, emphasizing inflammation, oxidative stress, immune evasion, and the production of genotoxins and microbial metabolites.

Indexed as

Colorectal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsHumansProbioticsRisk Factorscolorectal cancergut microbiotamicrobial-derived metabolitesprotective factorrisk factor

Identifiers

PMID40332367
PMCPMC12028331

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