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ReviewJournal of inflammation research2025

From Microbial Homeostasis to Systemic Pathogenesis: A Narrative Review on Gut Flora's Role in Neuropsychiatric, Metabolic, and Cancer Disorders.

Xili Yan, Liangbin Shi, Xiuling Zhu, Yingdi Zhao, Jie Luo, Qiang Li, Zhiliang Xu, Jian Zhao

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Review in Journal of inflammation research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 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

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Xili Yan *School of Graduate Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0006-5072-2935
Liangbin Shi *School of Graduate Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, People's Republic of China.
Xiuling ZhuDepartment of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Science, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0007-7917-9419
Yingdi ZhaoDepartment of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Science, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, People's Republic of China.
Jie LuoSchool of Clinical Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0003-2669-3394
Qiang LiHuman Anatomy Experimental Training Center, School of Basic Medical Science, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0001-7251-4647
Zhiliang XuDepartment of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Science, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, People's Republic of China.
Jian ZhaoDepartment of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Science, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, People's Republic of China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a pivotal ecological regulator in humans, the gut microbiota profoundly participates in the pathological processes of neurodegenerative diseases, psychiatric disorders, metabolic syndromes, and cancers through metabolite exchange, epigenetic regulation, and gut-brain axis signaling. This review focuses on analyzing relationships between gut microbial communities and four major disease spectra: neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease)-revealing microbiota-derived lipopolysaccharide activation of microglia and gut-brain transmission pathways of α-synuclein; mental health disorders (depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)-elucidating dysregulated tryptophan metabolism and gut-derived neurotransmitter imbalances; metabolic diseases (obesity, diabetes, gout)-analyzing molecular mechanisms by which short-chain fatty acids regulate insulin sensitivity and uric acid metabolism; malignant tumors (lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer)-exploring microbial remodeling of immune checkpoint inhibitor responses and regulatory effects on estrogen metabolism. We integrate existing evidence to systematically expound the roles of gut microbiota alterations in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, psychiatric disorders, metabolic dysregulation, and malignant tumors, with in-depth analysis of mechanisms through which dysbiosis promotes disease progression, aiming to provide a theoretical foundation and scientific recommendations for developing microbiota-targeted precision intervention strategies (including, but not limited to synthetic microbial community transplantation and metabolite-directed regulation).

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imbalance of intestinal flora homeostasisimmune regulationmetabolic balancemicrobiotaneuromodulation

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PMCPMC12239926

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