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SynthesisFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2025

Gut microbiota of patients with post-stroke depression in Chinese population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Qiaoling Li, Yuejuan Zhang, Xiaoqian Wang, Lin Dai, Wenli Zhao

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Synthesis 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 4 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Qiaoling LiGraduate School, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Yuejuan ZhangDepartment of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Xiaoqian WangDepartment of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Lin DaiGraduate School, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Wenli ZhaoGraduate School, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Evidence of changes in the composition and function of the gut microbiota (GM) in post-stroke depression (PSD) patients is gradually accumulating. This study aimed to systematically evaluate the relationship between PSD and GM. Methods: We searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane databases, Wangfang, VIP, CBM, and CNKI from the establishment of the database to April 17, 2024, and systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to investigate the differences of GM between patients with PSD spectrum and healthy controls (HC) or stroke spectrum. Result: There were 14 studies consisting a total of 1,556 individuals included in the meta-analysis. The pooled results showed that PSD spectrum demonstrated significantly increased α diversity as indexed by Chao1 index, ACE indexes, Shannon index, and Simpson index as compared to HC. Additionally, stroke spectrum significantly increased α diversity as indexed by Simpson index compared to PSD. Furthermore, the pooled estimation of relative abundance showed that Conclusion: This study found that the α diversity of PSD patients was higher than that of HC. Moreover, there were also differences in the distribution of GM at the phylum, family, and genus levels, respectively. At the same time, the level of Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier CRD42024582708.

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BacteriaDepressionGastrointestinal MicrobiomeStrokeChinaEast Asian PeopleHumansdepressiondysbiosisgut microbiomePSDreviewstroke

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PMID40375894
PMCPMC12078233

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