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ArticleGeburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde2020

Exploration of the Relationship Between Gut Microbiota and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): a Review.

Xiaoxuan Zhao, Yuepeng Jiang, Hongyan Xi, Lu Chen, Xiaoling Feng

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Article in Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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72citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

72 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 117 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Gut Microbiota in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: a Systematic Review.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoxuan ZhaoDepartment of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China.
Yuepeng JiangDepartment of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Hongyan XiDepartment of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China.
Lu ChenDepartment of First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China.
Xiaoling FengDepartment of First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine · CNHeilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine · CNZhejiang Chinese Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine and metabolic syndrome (MS) with a complex etiology, and its pathogenesis is not yet clear. In recent years, the correlation between gut microbiota (GM) and metabolic disease has become a hot topic in research, leading to a number of new ideas about the etiology and pathological mechanisms of PCOS. The literature shows that GM can cause insulin resistance, hyperandrogenism, chronic inflammation and metabolic syndrome (obesity, diabetes) and may contribute to the development of PCOS by influencing energy absorption, the pathways of short chain fatty acids (SCFA), lipopolysaccharides, choline and bile acids, intestinal permeability and the brain-gut axis. As part of the treatment of PCOS, fecal microbiota transplantation, supplementation with prebiotics and traditional Chinese medicine can be used to regulate GM and treat disorders. This article reviews possible mechanisms and treatment options for PCOS, based on methods which target the GM, and offers new ideas for the treatment of PCOS.

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gut microbiotametabolic syndromepolycystic ovary syndrometreatment

Identifiers

PMID32109968
PMCPMC7035130
OpenAlexW3007101402

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