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ReviewMediators of inflammation2018

Gut Microbiota in Multiple Sclerosis and Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis: Current Applications and Future Perspectives.

Fengna Chu, Mingchao Shi, Yue Lang, Donghui Shen, Tao Jin, Jie Zhu, Li Cui

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In one paragraph

Review in Mediators of inflammation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03975413 (Single-Arm, Non-Randomized, Time Series, Single-Subject Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 91 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
91citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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

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.

NCT03975413 completednot on this map

Single-Arm, Non-Randomized, Time Series, Single-Subject Study: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in Multiple Sclerosis

TypeobservationalSponsorRush University Medical CenterRan2018 to 2020Enrolled1ConditionsMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingArmsFecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

91 citing papers in PubMed, 155 citations in OpenAlex.

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31 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Fengna ChuDepartment of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3291-1768
Mingchao ShiDepartment of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1910-7532
Yue LangDepartment of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
Donghui ShenDepartment of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3529-9693
Tao JinDepartment of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7028-3419
Jie ZhuDepartment of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4910-2828
Li CuiDepartment of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4338-9514
Jilin University · CNKarolinska University Hospital · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut environment and gut microbiome dysbiosis have been demonstrated to significantly influence a range of disorders in humans, including obesity, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is an autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS). The etiology of MS is not clear, and it should involve both genetic and extrinsic factors. The extrinsic factors responsible for predisposition to MS remain elusive. Recent studies on MS and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), have found that gastrointestinal microbiota may play an important role in the pathogenesis of MS/EAE. Thus, gut microbiome adjustment may be a future direction of treatment in MS. In this review, we discuss the characteristics of the gut microbiota, the connection between the brain and the gut, and the changes in gut microbiota in MS/EAE, and we explore the possibility of applying microbiota therapies in patients with MS.

Indexed as

AnimalsEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansMultiple Sclerosis

Identifiers

PMID29805314
PMCPMC5902007
OpenAlexW2795380320

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