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ReviewCurrent diabetes reports2018

Altered Gut Microbiota in Type 2 Diabetes: Just a Coincidence?

Antonio Sircana, Luciana Framarin, Nicola Leone, Mara Berrutti, Francesca Castellino, Renato Parente, Franco De Michieli, Elena Paschetta, Giovanni Musso

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Review in Current diabetes reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers.

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106citing papers in PubMed
8.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

106 citing papers in PubMed, 226 citations in OpenAlex.

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46 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

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Antonio SircanaAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Sassari, Italy.
Luciana FramarinHUMANITAS Gradenigo, University of Turin, C.so Regina Margherita 8, 10132, Turin, Italy.
Nicola LeoneHUMANITAS Gradenigo, University of Turin, C.so Regina Margherita 8, 10132, Turin, Italy.
Mara BerruttiHUMANITAS Gradenigo, University of Turin, C.so Regina Margherita 8, 10132, Turin, Italy.
Francesca CastellinoHUMANITAS Gradenigo, University of Turin, C.so Regina Margherita 8, 10132, Turin, Italy.
Renato ParenteHUMANITAS Gradenigo, University of Turin, C.so Regina Margherita 8, 10132, Turin, Italy.
Franco De MichieliDepartment of Medical Sciences, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Elena PaschettaHUMANITAS Gradenigo, University of Turin, C.so Regina Margherita 8, 10132, Turin, Italy.
Giovanni MussoHUMANITAS Gradenigo, University of Turin, C.so Regina Margherita 8, 10132, Turin, Italy. giovanni_musso@yahoo.it.
University of Turin · ITAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Sassari · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewIn the last decade many studies have suggested an association between the altered gut microbiota and multiple systemic diseases including diabetes. In this review, we will discuss potential pathophysiological mechanisms, the latest findings regarding the mechanisms linking gut dysbiosis and type 2 diabetes (T2D), and the results obtained with experimental modulation of microbiota. RECENT

findingsIn T2D, gut dysbiosis contributes to onset and maintenance of insulin resistance. Different strategies that reduce dysbiosis can improve glycemic control. Evidence in animals and humans reveals differences between the gut microbial composition in healthy individuals and those with T2D. Changes in the intestinal ecosystem could cause inflammation, alter intestinal permeability, and modulate metabolism of bile acids, short-chain fatty acids and metabolites that act synergistically on metabolic regulation systems contributing to insulin resistance. Interventions that restore equilibrium in the gut appear to have beneficial effects and improve glycemic control. Future research should examine in detail and in larger studies other possible pathophysiological mechanisms to identify specific pathways modulated by microbiota modulation and identify new potential therapeutic targets.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Fecal Microbiota TransplantationHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansInflammationMetabolomeDysbiosisInflammationInsulin resistanceLPSProbioticsSCFAs

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PMID30215149
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