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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2025

Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 attenuates diabetic retinopathy through gut microbiota modulation: evidence for the gut-retinal axis.

Jiayi Lin, Yaqi Cheng, Yumin Ling, Simin Gu, Haocheng Zhu, Meng Li, Huan Yu, Jianbing Li, Qian Luo, Weihua Li and 1 more

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Article 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 1 paper.

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Jiayi LinDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yaqi ChengDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yumin LingState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Simin GuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Haocheng ZhuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Meng LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Huan YuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jianbing LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Qian LuoDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Weihua LiState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Shiqi LingDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

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Abstract

Purpose: Previous studies have shown that Materials and methods: Diabetic db/db mice were utilized to monitor metabolic parameters, assess hepatic and lipid profiles, evaluate retinal function via ERG, and examine retinal morphology through OCT and HE staining. Treg/Th17 balance was analyzed by flow cytometry, and gut microbiota composition was profiled using 16S rRNA sequencing. Results: The results showed that BB-12 reduced obesity, decreased hepatic steatosis, improved retinal blood vessel health and vision, and influenced both the Treg/Th17 balance and gut dysbiosis in diabetic mice. Conclusions: These findings lay the groundwork for regulatory role of intestinal microbiota on systemic and ocular complications of diabetes, and further examination of the gut-retina axis.

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Bifidobacterium animalisDiabetic RetinopathyGastrointestinal MicrobiomeProbioticsRetinaAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDisease Models, AnimalDysbiosisMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLObesityRNA, Ribosomal, 16STh17 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryRNA, Ribosomal, 16Sdiabetesgut-retina axisintestinal microbiotaprobioticsretinopathy

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