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ArticleBrain sciences2020

P-cresol Alters Brain Dopamine Metabolism and Exacerbates Autism-Like Behaviors in the BTBR Mouse.

Tiziana Pascucci, Marco Colamartino, Elena Fiori, Roberto Sacco, Annalisa Coviello, Rossella Ventura, Stefano Puglisi-Allegra, Laura Turriziani, Antonio M Persico

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In one paragraph

Article in Brain sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05025553 (Gut Mobilization With Oral Administration of Polyethylene Glycol), which is not on this map. Cited by 51 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
51citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
6.5field-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

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.

NCT05025553 nacompletednot on this map

Gut Mobilization With Oral Administration of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) at the Dose of 6.9 g/d Once a Day for 6 Months in Chronically Constipated Autistic Children.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of MessinaRan2018 to 2021Enrolled21ConditionsAutistic Spectrum Disorder, ConstipationArmsGut mobilization
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Recognition of the microbial metaboliteFrontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2025
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  8. Systemic elevation of gut derivedFrontiers in physiology · 2026
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  11. ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2025
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  16. Review of Elevated Para-Cresol in Autism and Possible Impact on Symptoms.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  20. UnravelingFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025
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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

9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Tiziana PascucciDepartment of Psychology and Centro "Daniel Bovet", Sapienza University of Rome, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
Marco ColamartinoDepartment of Psychology and Centro "Daniel Bovet", Sapienza University of Rome, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
Elena FioriDepartment of Psychology and Centro "Daniel Bovet", Sapienza University of Rome, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
Roberto SaccoService for Neurodevelopmental Disorders & Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry and Neurogenetics, University "Campus Bio-Medico", I-00128 Rome, Italy.
Annalisa CovielloDepartment of Psychology and Centro "Daniel Bovet", Sapienza University of Rome, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
Rossella VenturaDepartment of Psychology and Centro "Daniel Bovet", Sapienza University of Rome, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
Stefano Puglisi-AllegraIRCCS Neuromed, I-86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy.
Laura TurrizianiInterdepartmental Program "Autism 0-90", "Gaetano Martino" University Hospital, University of Messina, I-98125 Messina, Italy.
Antonio M PersicoInterdepartmental Program "Autism 0-90", "Gaetano Martino" University Hospital, University of Messina, I-98125 Messina, Italy.
Fondazione Santa Lucia · ITUniversity of Messina · ITEuropean Brain Research Institute · ITIstituto Neurologico Mediterraneo · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversità Campus Bio-Medico · IT

Funding

Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research RBFR10RZ0N_002 to TP and RVItalian Ministry of Health NET-2013-02355263 and CCR-2017-9999901 to AMP
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

autism spectrum disorder (ASD), biomarkerdopaminemouse social behaviorp-cresol

Identifiers

PMID32294927
PMCPMC7226382
OpenAlexW3016018619

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