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ArticleGut microbes2020

Dietary cellulose prevents gut inflammation by modulating lipid metabolism and gut microbiota.

Yeji Kim, Sung Wook Hwang, Seungil Kim, Yong-Soo Lee, Tae-Young Kim, Su-Hyun Lee, Su Jung Kim, Hyun Ju Yoo, Eun Na Kim, Mi-Na Kweon

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Article in Gut microbes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 89 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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89citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

89 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 181 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yeji KimMucosal Immunology Laboratory, University of Ulsan College of Medicine/Asan Medical Center , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sung Wook HwangMucosal Immunology Laboratory, University of Ulsan College of Medicine/Asan Medical Center , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Seungil KimMucosal Immunology Laboratory, University of Ulsan College of Medicine/Asan Medical Center , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yong-Soo LeeMucosal Immunology Laboratory, University of Ulsan College of Medicine/Asan Medical Center , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Tae-Young KimMucosal Immunology Laboratory, University of Ulsan College of Medicine/Asan Medical Center , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Su-Hyun LeeMucosal Immunology Laboratory, University of Ulsan College of Medicine/Asan Medical Center , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Su Jung KimDepartment of Convergence Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine/Asan Medical Center , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyun Ju YooDepartment of Convergence Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine/Asan Medical Center , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eun Na KimDepartment of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine/Asan Medical Center , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Mi-Na KweonMucosal Immunology Laboratory, University of Ulsan College of Medicine/Asan Medical Center , Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2916-2524
Ulsan College · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A Western diet comprising high fat, high carbohydrate, and low fiber content has been suggested to contribute to an increased prevalence of colitis. To clarify the effect of dietary cellulose (an insoluble fiber) on gut homeostasis, for 3 months mice were fed a high-cellulose diet (HCD) or a low-cellulose diet (LCD) based on the AIN-93G formulation. Histologic evaluation showed crypt atrophy and goblet cell depletion in the colons of LCD-fed mice. RNA-sequencing analysis showed a higher expression of genes associated with immune system processes, especially those of chemokines and their receptors, in the colon tissues of LCD-fed mice than in those of HCD-fed mice. The HCD was protective against dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis in mice, while LCD exacerbated gut inflammation; however, the depletion of gut microbiota by antibiotic treatment diminished both beneficial and non-beneficial effects of the HCD and LCD on colitis, respectively. A comparative analysis of the cecal contents of mice fed the HCD or the LCD showed that the LCD did not influence the diversity of gut microbiota, but it resulted in a higher and lower abundance of

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeLipid MetabolismAkkermansiaAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaCecumCelluloseColitisColonDietDietary CarbohydratesDiet, Carbohydrate-RestrictedFemaleHomeostasisInflammationAnti-Bacterial AgentsCelluloseDietary CarbohydratesAkkermansiaCellulosecolitisdextran sulfate sodiuminsoluble fibermicrobiota

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PMID32138587
PMCPMC7524403
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