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ArticleDiabetes & metabolism journal2020

Combination of Probiotics and

Wei Wang, Ai Lei Xu, Zheng Chao Li, Yi Li, Shun Fu Xu, Hua Chao Sang, Fachao Zhi

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Article in Diabetes & metabolism journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
63citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

63 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 119 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei WangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Gastroenterology of Guangdong Province, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6031-9692
Ai Lei XuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Sir Run Run Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Zheng Chao LiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Gastroenterology of Guangdong Province, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yi LiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Sir Run Run Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Shun Fu XuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Sir Run Run Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Hua Chao SangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Sir Run Run Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Fachao ZhiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Gastroenterology of Guangdong Province, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. zhifc41532@163.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8960-2312
Nanjing Medical University · CNNanfang Hospital · CN

Funding

NRF TQGB20190130
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) increases the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, which is currently the leading cause of obesity-related cancer deaths in middle-aged men.

methodsProbiotics with lipid-lowering function were screened from the fecal microbiota of healthy adults. Polysaccharide from different sources was screened for improving insulin resistance. The combination of probiotics and

resultsFirst,

conclusionThe results of this this study indicate that the LBM combination can be used as a therapeutic for ameliorating NAFLD via modulating the gut microbiota and improving insulin resistance.

Indexed as

AdultAnimalsBifidobacterium bifidumDrug Therapy, CombinationFatty LiverGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansInsulin ResistanceLactiplantibacillus plantarumLiverMaleMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle AgedNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePolysaccharidesGastrointestinal microbiomeInsulin resistanceNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseProbiotics

Identifiers

PMID31950772
PMCPMC7188963
OpenAlexW2996130850

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