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ArticlePediatric research2019

The effects of neuroblastoma and chemotherapy on metabolism, fecal microbiome, volatile organic compounds, and gut barrier function in a murine model.

Christoph Castellani, Georg Singer, Margarita Eibisberger, Beate Obermüller, Gert Warncke, Wolfram Miekisch, Dagmar Kolb-Lenz, Gregor Summer, Theresa M Pauer, Ahmed ElHaddad and 2 more

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Article in Pediatric research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 45% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Christoph CastellaniDepartment of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Georg SingerDepartment of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. georg.singer@medunigraz.at.
Margarita EibisbergerDepartment of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Beate ObermüllerDepartment of Biomedical Research, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Gert WarnckeDepartment of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Wolfram MiekischExperimental Research Center, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
Dagmar Kolb-LenzCore Facility Ultra-Structure Analysis, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Gregor SummerDepartment of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Theresa M PauerDepartment of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Ahmed ElHaddadDepartment of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Karl KashoferInstitute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Holger TillDepartment of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Medical University of Graz · ATUniversity of Rostock · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFollowing transplantation of human neuroblastoma (NB) cells into athymic mice, we investigated the effects of tumor growth and cyclophosphamide (CTX) treatment on systemic metabolism, gut inflammation and permeability, fecal microbiome and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

methodsNB cells (MHH-NB11) were implanted into athymic mice (n=20); 20 healthy mice served as controls (sham).  CTX was given to 20 animals (10 NB and 10 sham) after 8 and 9 weeks. Metabolic changes were measured. Ileum samples were obtained for RT-PCR (claudins 2 and 4, occludin, tight junction protein 1) and apoptosis rate determination. Fecal microbiome and VOCs were analyzed. Values were compared to sham animals.

resultsNB caused reduction of adipose tissue, increases of IL-6 and TNF-α, and decreases of TGF-β1 and -β2. Serum FITC-dextrane levels were increased in NB and improved under CTX. Claudin 4 expression was higher in NB versus NB + CTX and sham animals. NB caused increased apoptosis of epithelial cells. NB but also CTX led to a reduction in the abundance of Lactobacillus. NB led to alterations of the fecal VOC profile.

conclusionsNB caused a catabolic pro-inflammatory state, increased gut permeability, altered fecal VOCs and reductions of Lactobacillus. Further investigations are required to determine if modifications of the intestinal microbiome may reverse some of the observed effects.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCyclophosphamideDisease Models, AnimalFecesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansIntestinal MucosaMiceMice, NudeNeuroblastomaVolatile Organic CompoundsAntineoplastic AgentsCyclophosphamideVolatile Organic Compounds

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PMID30696986
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