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ReviewMediators of inflammation2025

Unraveling the Gut-Liver-Brain Axis: Microbiome, Inflammation, and Emerging Therapeutic Approaches.

Hiral Aghara, Manali Patel, Prashsti Chadha, Kirti Parwani, Ruchi Chaturvedi, Palash Mandal

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Review in Mediators of inflammation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 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

6 authors.

Hiral AgharaP. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3917-9663
Manali PatelP. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3482-4645
Prashsti ChadhaP. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1357-6773
Kirti ParwaniP. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7784-5755
Ruchi ChaturvediP. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3645-412X
Palash MandalP. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6612-3773

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut-liver-brain axis (GLB axis) plays a crucial role in maintaining metabolic, immune, and neurological homeostasis. The gut microbiota influences systemic health through its metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), bile acids (BAs), and tryptophan (Trp) derivatives, which regulate immune function, lipid metabolism, and neurotransmitter balance. Dysbiosis is an imbalance in gut microbiota that has been implicated in metabolic dysfuntion associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), alcohol-associated liver disease (AALD), and neuroinflammatory conditions such as schizophrenia. Increased gut permeability allows microbial byproducts like lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) to enter the liver and brain, activating inflammatory pathways that contribute to disease progression. Moreover, hepatic dysfunction can lead to neuroinflammation and cognitive impairments. Understanding the interplay between microbial metabolites and host physiology provides insight into novel therapeutic interventions. Strategies such as probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, fecal microbiota transfer (FMT), and postbiotics offer potential treatments to restore gut eubiosis and mitigate disease severity. This review highlights the mechanistic role of the GLB axis in health and disease, emphasizing microbiome-targeted therapies as a promising avenue for managing metabolic and neuropsychiatric disorders.

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BrainGastrointestinal MicrobiomeInflammationLiverAnimalsDysbiosisHumansProbiotics

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PMID40568349
PMCPMC12197523

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