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ReviewOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2018

Oxidative Stress and the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis.

Laura Dumitrescu, Iulia Popescu-Olaru, Liviu Cozma, Delia Tulbă, Mihail Eugen Hinescu, Laura Cristina Ceafalan, Mihaela Gherghiceanu, Bogdan Ovidiu Popescu

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Review in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 124 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

124 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Laura DumitrescuDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu Str., 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Iulia Popescu-OlaruDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu Str., 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Liviu CozmaDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu Str., 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Delia TulbăDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu Str., 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Mihail Eugen HinescuDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Histology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Eroilor Sanitari Str., 050474 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7740-9336
Laura Cristina CeafalanDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Histology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Eroilor Sanitari Str., 050474 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4952-9186
Mihaela GherghiceanuDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Histology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Eroilor Sanitari Str., 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Bogdan Ovidiu PopescuDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu Str., 020021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4826-2598

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut-brain axis is increasingly recognized as an important pathway of communication and of physiological regulation, and gut microbiota seems to play a significant role in this mutual relationship. Oxidative stress is one of the most important pathogenic mechanisms for both neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, and acute conditions, such as stroke or traumatic brain injury. A peculiar microbiota type might increase brain inflammation and reactive oxygen species levels and might favor abnormal aggregation of proteins. Reversely, brain lesions of various etiologies result in alteration of gut properties and microbiota. These recent hypotheses could open a door for new therapeutic approaches in various neurological diseases.

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BrainGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansOxidative Stress

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PMID30622664
PMCPMC6304899

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