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ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2025

Next-generation probiotics and engineered BEVs for precision therapeutics in osteoporosis.

Jiecheng Wei, Wenshuo Ding, Kaiyi Song, Yongkang Zhang, Qi Luo, Chan Qi

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Review in Frontiers in nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 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

11 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.

Jiecheng Wei *Queen Mary School, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Wenshuo Ding *Queen Mary School, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Kaiyi Song *The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Yongkang ZhangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Sixth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Qi LuoSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Chan QiThe First Hospital of Nanchang, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis, characterized by reduced bone density and increased fracture risk, faces limitations with conventional therapies due to adverse effects and poor gut microbiota modulation. Emerging strategies leveraging probiotics and bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) offer novel therapeutic potential by targeting the gut-bone axis. Engineered probiotics and next-generation formulations enhance osteoprotection via immunomodulation, metabolite production (e.g., SCFAs), and neuroendocrine regulation. BEVs, as biocompatible nanocarriers, enable targeted delivery of osteogenic factors while circumventing colonization challenges. Synthetic biology advances facilitate precision engineering of probiotics and BEVs, improving therapeutic efficacy and scalability. This review highlights pre-clinical and clinical progress, challenges in standardization and safety, and future directions for microbiome-based interventions to revolutionize osteoporosis management. Integrating engineered probiotics with BEV technology promises transformative approaches for bone health restoration.

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bacterial extracellular vesiclesbone healthgut microbiotainflammationmicrobial-targeted therapeuticsnext-generation probioticsosteoporosisprobiotics

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PMID40667443
PMCPMC12261345

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