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ArticleNutrients2017

A Novel Prebiotic Blend Product Prevents Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Mice by Improving Gut Microbiota and Modulating Immune Response.

Qian Chen, Yiping Ren, Jihong Lu, Mark Bartlett, Lei Chen, Yan Zhang, Xiaokui Guo, Chang Liu

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Article in Nutrients, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Qian ChenDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institutes of Medical Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China. xitiruo@sjtu.edu.cn.
Yiping RenCenter for Anti-Aging Research, Nu Skin Enterprises, Shanghai 201401, China. yipingren@nuskin.com.
Jihong LuCenter for Anti-Aging Research, Nu Skin Enterprises, Shanghai 201401, China. jihonglu@nuskin.com.
Mark BartlettNu Skin Enterprises Anti-Aging Research Center, Provo, UT 84601, USA. mrbartle@nuskin.com.
Lei ChenDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institutes of Medical Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China. Lei.Chen@sjtu.edu.cn.
Yan ZhangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institutes of Medical Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China. zhangyan007236@126.com.
Xiaokui GuoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institutes of Medical Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China. xkguo@shsmu.edu.cn.
Chang LiuDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institutes of Medical Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China. tiantianlc@sjtu.edu.cn.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNBeijing Enterprises (China) · CNNu Skin (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder yet it still lacks effective prevention therapies. The aim of this study is to determine whether a novel prebiotic blend (PB) composed of fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS), galactooligosaccharide (GOS), inulin and anthocyanins could be effective in preventing the development of IBS. We explored the possible mechanisms both in animal and in cells. Post-infectious IBS models in C57BL/6 mice were established and were pretreated with the PB, PB and probiotic strains 8 weeks in advance of infection. Eight weeks after infection, intestinal tissues were collected for assessing histomorphology, visceral sensitivity, barrier function, pro-inflammatory cytokines expression and proteomics analysis. Fecal samples were also collected for microbiota analysis. The pro-inflammatory cytokines expression in Caco-2 cells were evaluated after co-incubation with PB and

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AnimalsCaco-2 CellsCytokinesFecesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansIntestinal MucosaIntestinesIrritable Bowel SyndromeMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPrebioticsTight JunctionsCytokinesPrebioticsgut microbiotainflammationirritable bowel syndromeprebiotic blend (PB)prebioticsvisceral hypersensitivity

Identifiers

PMID29232851
PMCPMC5748791
OpenAlexW2772599266

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