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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2019

Immunomodulating Activity and Therapeutic Effects of Short Chain Fatty Acids and Tryptophan Post-biotics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Edda Russo, Francesco Giudici, Camilla Fiorindi, Ferdinando Ficari, Stefano Scaringi, Amedeo Amedei

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 108 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
108citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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

The trial behind it

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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

108 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 184 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Edda RussoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Francesco GiudiciDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Camilla FiorindiDepartment of Health Professions, Dietary Production Line and Nutrition, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
Ferdinando FicariDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Stefano ScaringiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Amedeo AmedeiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
University of Florence · ITAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Crohn's disease (CD) and Ulcerative colitis (UC) are grouped as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). The IBD is associated to a multifaceted interplay between immunologic, microbial, genetic, and environmental factors. Nowadays, the gut microbiota (GM) dysbiosis has been indicated as a cause in the IBD development, affecting the impaired cross-talk between GM and immune cells. Moreover, recent studies have uncovered a crucial role for bacterial post-biotics (metabolites) in the orchestration of the host immune response, as they could be messengers between the GM and the immune system. In addition, transgenic mouse models showed that SCFAs (Short Chain Fatty Acids) and Tryptophan (Trp) post-biotics play important immunomodulatory effects, regulating both innate and adaptive immune cell generation, their function and trafficking. Here, we present an overview on the main microbial post-biotics and their effects on the gut mucosa with specific emphasis on their relevance for IBD. Finally, we discuss the therapeutic potential of SCFA and Trp post-biotics on IBD through approaches based on the "immunonutrition," defined as a modulation of the immune system provided by specific interventions that modify dietary nutrients.

Indexed as

Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesIntestinal MucosaAnimalsFatty Acids, VolatileGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansMiceTryptophanFatty Acids, VolatileTryptophangut microbiotaimmunonutritioninfammatory bowel diseasemetabolitespost-bioticsSCFAstryptophan

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PMID31824517
PMCPMC6883404
OpenAlexW2991131426

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