Evidence map›Paper›PMID 31477894›Full record

ArticleNature microbiology2019

Intestinal serotonin and fluoxetine exposure modulate bacterial colonization in the gut.

Thomas C Fung, Helen E Vuong, Cristopher D G Luna, Geoffrey N Pronovost, Antoniya A Aleksandrova, Noah G Riley, Anastasia Vavilina, Julianne McGinn, Tomiko Rendon, Lucy R Forrest and 1 more

Abstract read
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Article in Nature microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 257 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
257citing papers in PubMed
19.1field-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.

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

257 citing papers in PubMed, 465 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas C FungDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. tcfung@g.ucla.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4405-3799
Helen E VuongDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Cristopher D G LunaDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Geoffrey N PronovostDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Antoniya A AleksandrovaComputational Structural Biology Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Noah G RileyComputational Structural Biology Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Anastasia VavilinaDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7692-1055
Julianne McGinnDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Tomiko RendonDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Lucy R ForrestComputational Structural Biology Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1855-7985
Elaine Y HsiaoDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. ehsiao@g.ucla.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1633-588X
University of California, Los Angeles · USNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Computational Studies of Membrane Transport ProteinsZIANS003139 · NINDS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI FORREST, LUCY · 2014 to 2025
$13.7M
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING IN MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIST32AI007323 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Peter John Bradley · 1988 to 2026
$8.6M
Vascular Biology Training GrantT32HL069766 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LUSIS, ALDONS JAKE · 2002 to 2022
$7.4M
UPLIFT: UCLA Postdocs' Longitudinal Investment in Faculty TrainingK12GM106996 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI CAREY, MICHAEL F, VILLANUEVA, CLAUDIO J · 2016 to 2025
$7.1M
Uncovering microbial modulators of neuroactive molecules as novel therapeutics.DP5OD017924 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI HSIAO, ELAINE · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
Functional Role of IL-6 in Fetal Brain Development and Abnormal BehaviorF31MH090749 · NIMH · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI HSIAO, ELAINE · 2011 to 2012
$64k
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL069766NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007323NIGMS NIH HHS K12 GM106996NIH HHS DP5 OD017924NIMH NIH HHS F31 MH090749
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiota regulates levels of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)) in the intestinal epithelium and lumen

Indexed as

Administration, OralAnimalsBacillotaBacteriaFecesFemaleFluoxetineGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGenetic VariationHost Microbial InteractionsIntestinesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSerotoninFluoxetineSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSerotoninSerotonin Receptor Agonists

Identifiers

PMID31477894
PMCPMC6879823
OpenAlexW2971786247

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Registered trials

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