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ReviewMediators of inflammation2019

Role of Bile Acids in Dysbiosis and Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Caihua Wang, Chunpeng Zhu, Liming Shao, Jun Ye, Yimin Shen, Yuezhong Ren

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Review in Mediators of inflammation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Caihua WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6598-5571
Chunpeng ZhuDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4861-985X
Liming ShaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4374-7836
Jun YeDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0324-978X
Yimin ShenDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9449-734X
Yuezhong RenDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2732-8025
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major health threat around the world and is characterized by dysbiosis. Primary bile acids are synthesized in the liver and converted into secondary bile acids by gut microbiota. Recent studies support the role of bile acids in modulating dysbiosis and NAFLD, while the mechanisms are not well elucidated. Dysbiosis may alter the size and the composition of the bile acid pool, resulting in reduced signaling of bile acid receptors such as farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and Takeda G protein-coupled receptor 5 (TGR5). These receptors are essential in lipid and glucose metabolism, and impaired bile acid signaling may cause NAFLD. Bile acids also reciprocally regulate the gut microbiota directly via antibacterial activity and indirectly via FXR. Therefore, bile acid signaling is closely linked to dysbiosis and NAFLD. During the past decade, stimulation of bile acid receptors with their agonists has been extensively explored for the treatment of NAFLD in both animal models and clinical trials. Early evidence has suggested the potential of bile acid receptor agonists in NAFLD management, but their long-term safety and effectiveness need further clarification.

Indexed as

AnimalsBile Acids and SaltsClinical Trials as TopicDysbiosisGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGlucoseHumansLipid MetabolismMiceNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRisk FactorsRNA-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionBile Acids and SaltsFXR1 protein, humanGlucoseGPBAR1 protein, humanReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRNA-Binding Proteins

Identifiers

PMID31341422
PMCPMC6613006
OpenAlexW2954537656

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