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SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Human Gut Microbiome: A Connecting Organ Between Nutrition, Metabolism, and Health.

Sandra Valencia, Martha Zuluaga, María Cristina Florian Pérez, Kevin Fernando Montoya-Quintero, Mariana S Candamil-Cortés, Sebastian Robledo

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Synthesis 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 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 2 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Effect of AG1Frontiers in nutrition · 2026
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  12. Curcumin Between Pleiotropic Potential and Translational Constraints.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  17. Gut Microbiota-Mediated Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Obesity Management.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026
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  19. Proton pump inhibitor exposure modulates functional and transcriptional responses inFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 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

6 authors.

Sandra ValenciaCentro de Bioinformática y Biología Computacional de Colombia-BIOS, Grupo de Investigación-BIOS, Parque los Yarumos, Manizales 170002, Colombia.
Martha ZuluagaDirección Académica, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede De La Paz, Km 9 Valledupar-La Paz, Cesar 202010, Colombia.
María Cristina Florian PérezDepartamento de Ciencias Básicas de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias para la Salud, Universidad de Caldas, Calle 65 # 26-10, Manizales 170004, Colombia.
Kevin Fernando Montoya-QuinteroDepartamento de Ciencias Básicas de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias para la Salud, Universidad de Caldas, Calle 65 # 26-10, Manizales 170004, Colombia.
Mariana S Candamil-CortésCentro de Bioinformática y Biología Computacional de Colombia-BIOS, Grupo de Investigación-BIOS, Parque los Yarumos, Manizales 170002, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0001-6837-6109
Sebastian RobledoDirección Académica, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede De La Paz, Km 9 Valledupar-La Paz, Cesar 202010, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-4357-4402

Funding

Ministerio de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación de Colombia Convocatoria 934
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiome plays a vital role in human health, functioning as a metabolic organ that influences nutrient absorption and overall well-being. With growing evidence that dietary interventions can modulate the microbiome and improve health, this review examines whether healthcare systems should prioritize personalized microbiome-targeted therapies, such as probiotics, prebiotics, and microbiota transplants, over traditional pharmaceutical treatments for chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular risk, and inflammatory conditions. A systematic review using Web of Science and Scopus databases was conducted, followed by a scientometric analysis. Key metabolic pathways, such as dietary fiber fermentation and short-chain fatty acid production, were explored, focusing on their impact on lipid and glucose metabolism. The interactions between microbial metabolites and the immune system were also investigated. Dietary interventions, including increased fiber and probiotic intake, show potential for addressing dysbiosis linked to conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, and autoimmune diseases. The review emphasizes the need to incorporate microbiome modulation strategies into clinical practice and research, calling for a multidisciplinary approach that integrates nutrition, microbiology, and biochemistry to better understand the gut microbiome's complex role in health.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeDysbiosisHumansObesityPrebioticsProbioticsPrebioticsgut microbiomemicrobiome biochemistrymicrobiome modulationnutrient assimilation

Identifiers

PMID40362352
PMCPMC12071897

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