ArticleFEMS microbiology ecology2017
In vitro fermentation of B-GOS: impact on faecal bacterial populations and metabolic activity in autistic and non-autistic children.
Article in FEMS microbiology ecology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 105 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- A systematic review of microbiome changes and impact of probiotic supplementation in children and adolescents with neuropsychiatric disorders.Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- 2'-Fucosyllactose modulates gut microbiota and systemic metabolism in mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis: a randomized crossover trial.Journal of Crohn's & colitis · 2026Trial
- A Double-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial of Prebiotic Supplementation in Children with Autism: Effects on Parental Quality of Life, Child Behaviour, Gastrointestinal Symptoms, and the Microbiome.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Trial
- Inulin-type fructans and 2'fucosyllactose alter both microbial composition and appear to alleviate stress-induced mood state in a working population compared to placebo (maltodextrin): the EFFICAD Trial, a randomized, controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Trial
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- Oxytocin and RAGE signaling at the intersection of social neurodevelopment and inflammation.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- Gut microbial diversity and inferred capacity to produce short-chain fatty acids are associated with acute stress reactivity in healthy adults.Neurobiology of stress · 2026Article
- The Gut Microbiota and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Current Research and Therapeutic Insights.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Voluntary wheel running exercise attenuates VPA-induced ASD-like behaviors in male rats: implication of the vagal pathway of the gut-brain axis.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Article
- Role of Gut Microbiota in Psychiatric Disorders: From Mechanistic Insights to Therapeutic Strategies.Journal of Korean medical science · 2026Review
- Advancement on the Association between Gut Microbiota and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children.Annals of nutrition & metabolism · 2026Review
- The Gut-Brain Axis in Autism: Inflammatory Mechanisms, Molecular Insights, and Emerging Microbiome-Based Therapies.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Connection: A New Horizon in Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2025Review
- Modulating autism spectrum disorder pathophysiology using a trace amine-focused approach: targeting the gut.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2025Review
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- Novel Fermented Plant-Based Functional Beverage: Biological Potential and Impact on the Human Gut Microbiota.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- AnGut microbiome (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- An Update on Microbial Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorder with Gastrointestinal Symptoms.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often suffer gastrointestinal problems consistent with imbalances in the gut microbial population. Treatment with antibiotics or pro/prebiotics has been postulated to regulate microbiota and improve gut symptoms, but there is a lack of evidence for such approaches, especially for prebiotics. This study assessed the influence of a prebiotic galactooligosaccharide (B-GOS) on gut microbial ecology and metabolic function using faecal samples from autistic and non-autistic children in an in vitro gut model system. Bacteriology was analysed using flow cytometry combined with fluorescence in situ hybridization and metabolic activity by HPLC and
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