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ReviewNutrients2025

Gut-Microbiota-Derived Metabolites and Probiotic Strategies in Colorectal Cancer: Implications for Disease Modulation and Precision Therapy.

Yi-Chu Yang, Shih-Chang Chang, Chih-Sheng Hung, Ming-Hung Shen, Ching-Long Lai, Chi-Jung Huang

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Review in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Preventive Effect of Butyrate in Colon Cancer Cell Metabolism.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yi-Chu YangDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei City 106438, Taiwan.
Shih-Chang ChangDivision of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei City 106438, Taiwan.
Chih-Sheng HungSchool of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei 242062, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6115-0067
Ming-Hung ShenSchool of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei 242062, Taiwan.
Ching-Long LaiDivision of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan City 333324, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-7401-362X
Chi-Jung HuangDepartment of Medical Research, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei City 106438, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-8382-1303

Funding

Cathay General Hospital CGH-MR-B-11318
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human gut microbiota significantly influences host health through its metabolic products and interaction with immune, neural, and metabolic systems. Among these, short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), especially butyrate, play key roles in maintaining gut barrier integrity, modulating inflammation, and supporting metabolic regulation. Dysbiosis is increasingly linked to diverse conditions such as gastrointestinal, metabolic, and neuropsychiatric disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and colorectal cancer (CRC). Probiotics offer therapeutic potential by restoring microbial balance, enhancing epithelial defenses, and modulating immune responses. This review highlights the physiological functions of gut microbiota and SCFAs, with a particular focus on butyrate's anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects in CRC. It also examines emerging microbial therapies like probiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics, and engineered microbes. Emphasis is placed on the need for precision microbiome medicine, tailored to individual host-microbiome interactions and metabolomic profiles. These insights underscore the promising role of gut microbiota modulation in advancing preventive and personalized healthcare.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal MicrobiomePrecision MedicineProbioticsButyratesDysbiosisFatty Acids, VolatileHumansSynbioticsButyratesFatty Acids, Volatilecolorectal cancer (CRC)gut microbiotamicrobiome therapeuticsprobioticsshort-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)

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PMID40806086
PMCPMC12348773

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