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ArticleCellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology2020

Helminth-Induced and Th2-Dependent Alterations of the Gut Microbiota Attenuate Obesity Caused by High-Fat Diet.

Chien Wen Su, Chih-Yu Chen, Lefei Jiao, Shao Rong Long, Tangyou Mao, Qiaorong Ji, Shane O'Donnell, Catherine Stanton, Shasha Zheng, W Allan Walker and 2 more

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Article in Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Helminth egg derivatives as proregenerative immunotherapies.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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  15. Characteristic alterations of gut microbiota in uncontrolled gout.Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Chien Wen SuMucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Chih-Yu ChenLaboratory for Lipid Medicine and Technology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Lefei JiaoMucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Shao Rong LongMucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Tangyou MaoMucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Qiaorong JiMucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Shane O'DonnellAPC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Catherine StantonAPC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Shasha ZhengDepartment of Nutrition, California Baptist University, Riverside, California.
W Allan WalkerMucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Bobby J CherayilMucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Hai Ning ShiMucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts. Electronic address: shiha@helix.mgh.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USUniversity College Cork · IECalifornia Baptist University · US

Funding

Pilot & Feasibility ProgramP30DK043351 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAYMOND T CHUNG · 1991 to 2026
$35.3M
ROLE OF DIETARY CONSTITUENTS ON GENE EXPRESSION IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMP30DK040561 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Elizabeth Austen Lawson, Takara Leah Stanley · 1994 to 2026
$31.6M
Cross-talk between iron metabolism and intestinal inflammationR01AI089700 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHERAYIL, BOBBY JOSEPH · 2011 to 2020
$4.4M
Maternal effects on immune function in the offspringR21AI121997 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SHI, HAI NING · 2017 to 2018
$457k
Maternal regulation of diet-induced obesity in offspring.R21AI144738 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SU, CHIEN WEN · 2020 to 2021
$448k
Cross-talk between iron metabolism and intestinal inflammationR56AI089700 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHERAYIL, BOBBY JOSEPH · 2010 to 2010
$436k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI089700NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI121997NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI144738NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI089700NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK040561NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK043351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

aimsEpidemiological and animal studies have indicated an inverse correlation between the rising prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome and exposure to helminths. Whether helminth-induced immune response contributes to microbiota remodeling in obesity remains unknown. The aim of this study is to explore the immune-regulatory role of helminth in the prevention of HFD-induced obesity through remodeling gut microbiome.

methodsC57BL/6J WT and STAT6

resultsHelminth infection of STAT6

conclusionOur findings provide new mechanistic insights into the complex interplay between helminth infection, the immune system and the gut microbiota in a HFD-induced obesity model and holds promise for gut microbiome-targeted immunotherapy in obesity prevention.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsCells, CulturedDiet, High-FatMice, Inbred C57BLNematospiroides dubiusObesityProtective FactorsStrongylida InfectionsHelminthHigh-fat dietMicrobiomeObesityType 2 immunity

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PMID32629118
PMCPMC7498948
OpenAlexW3040146434

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