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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

The Gut-Brain Axis in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Focus on the Metalloproteases ADAM10 and ADAM17.

Yuanpeng Zheng, Tessa A Verhoeff, Paula Perez Pardo, Johan Garssen, Aletta D Kraneveld

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in International journal of molecular 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 NCT06514573 (Effects of a Postbiotic Supplementation on Gastrointestinal and Core Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT06514573 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of a Postbiotic Supplementation on Gastrointestinal and Core Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstituto Superiore di SanitàRan2025 to 2026Enrolled128ConditionsAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)ArmsSodium Butyrate, Placebo (cornstarch)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  4. The Aging Gut-Brain Axis: Effects of Dietary Polyphenols and Metal Exposure.Chronic diseases and translational medicine · 2025
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  12. The Autism Spectrum Disorder-Associated Bacterial MetaboliteInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  15. Diet in treatment of autism spectrum disorders.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022
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  17. Gut Microbes RevealFrontiers in microbiology · 2022
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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuanpeng ZhengDivision of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Tessa A VerhoeffDivision of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Paula Perez PardoDivision of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Johan GarssenDivision of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Aletta D KraneveldDivision of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9819-383X
Utrecht University · NL

Funding

China Scholarship council (CSC) 201706210077Horizon 2020 -EU 00002771-13001252
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a spectrum of disorders that are characterized by problems in social interaction and repetitive behavior. The disease is thought to develop from changes in brain development at an early age, although the exact mechanisms are not known yet. In addition, a significant number of people with ASD develop problems in the intestinal tract. A Disintegrin And Metalloproteases (ADAMs) include a group of enzymes that are able to cleave membrane-bound proteins. ADAM10 and ADAM17 are two members of this family that are able to cleave protein substrates involved in ASD pathogenesis, such as specific proteins important for synapse formation, axon signaling and neuroinflammation. All these pathological mechanisms are involved in ASD. Besides the brain, ADAM10 and ADAM17 are also highly expressed in the intestines. ADAM10 and ADAM17 have implications in pathways that regulate gut permeability, homeostasis and inflammation. These metalloproteases might be involved in microbiota-gut-brain axis interactions in ASD through the regulation of immune and inflammatory responses in the intestinal tract. In this review, the potential roles of ADAM10 and ADAM17 in the pathology of ASD and as targets for new therapies will be discussed, with a focus on the gut-brain axis.

Indexed as

ADAM10 ProteinADAM17 ProteinAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAnimalsAutism Spectrum DisorderAxonsBlood-Brain BarrierCadherinsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalChemokine CX3CL1Enteric Nervous SystemGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGastrointestinal TractHumansImmune SystemADAM10 ProteinADAM10 protein, humanADAM17 ProteinADAM17 protein, humanAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesCadherinsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalChemokine CX3CL1Membrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsNeural Cell Adhesion Moleculesneuroligin 1NRXN1 protein, humanPCDH1 protein, humanProtocadherinsReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, Interleukin-6TREM2 protein, humanTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaADAM10ADAM17A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease (ADAM)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)ectodomain sheddinggut-brain axismetalloproteasesneuroinflammation

Identifiers

PMID33374371
PMCPMC7796333
OpenAlexW3115467183

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