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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2018

Tong-Xie-Yao-Fang Regulates 5-HT Level in Diarrhea Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Through Gut Microbiota Modulation.

Junchen Li, Huantian Cui, Yuzi Cai, Jin Lin, Xin Song, Zijun Zhou, Wantao Xiong, Huifang Zhou, Yuhong Bian, Li Wang

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Junchen LiIntegrative Medicine Institute, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Huantian CuiIntegrative Medicine Institute, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Yuzi CaiIntegrative Medicine Institute, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Jin LinIntegrative Medicine Institute, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Xin SongIntegrative Medicine Institute, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Zijun ZhouIntegrative Medicine Institute, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Wantao XiongIntegrative Medicine Institute, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Huifang ZhouIntegrative Medicine Institute, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Yuhong BianIntegrative Medicine Institute, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Li WangPreparation Department, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNTianjin People's Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tong-Xie-Yao-Fang (TXYF) has been widely used for the treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) in traditional Chinese medicine. However, its mechanism of action in the treatment of IBS-D remains to be fully understood. Recent reports have shown that

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5-HTdiarrheagut microbiotairritable bowel syndromeTong-Xie-Yao-Fang

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PMCPMC6172324
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