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ArticleScientific reports2021

Probiotics improve the neurometabolic profile of rats with chronic cholestatic liver disease.

Veronika Rackayová, Emmanuelle Flatt, Olivier Braissant, Jocelyn Grosse, Daniela Capobianco, Paola Mastromarino, Matthew McMillin, Sharon DeMorrow, Valérie A McLin, Cristina Cudalbu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A Review of Recent Advances in Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025
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  3. Microbial Approaches to Treat and Prevent Hepatic Encephalopathy.Gastroenterology clinics of North America · 2025
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  12. 2021 ISHEN guidelines on animal models of hepatic encephalopathy.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Veronika RackayováLaboratory for Functional and Metabolic Imaging, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Emmanuelle FlattLaboratory for Functional and Metabolic Imaging, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Olivier BraissantService of Clinical Chemistry, University of Lausanne and University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Jocelyn GrosseLaboratory of Behavioral Genetics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Daniela CapobiancoDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Section of Microbiology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Paola MastromarinoDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Section of Microbiology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Matthew McMillinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Sharon DeMorrowDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Valérie A McLinSwiss Pediatric Liver Center, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Geneva and University Hospitals Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Cristina CudalbuCenter for Biomedical Imaging, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. cristina.cudalbu@epfl.ch.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · CHSapienza University of Rome · ITThe University of Texas at Austin · USUniversity Hospital of Geneva · CHUniversity Hospital of Lausanne · CH

Funding

Dysregulation of hypothalamic neuropeptides is associated with biliary hyperplasiaR01DK082435 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI DEMORROW, SHARON · 2010 to 2020
$2.7M
The role of hypothalamic neuropeptides on biliary function during cholestasisI01BX002638 · VA · OLIN TEAGUE VETERANS CENTER · PI DEMORROW, SHARON · 2015 to 2018
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Pathogenic role of thrombospondin-1 in acute and chronic liver failureIK2BX003486 · VA · OLIN TEAGUE VETERANS CENTER · PI MCMILLIN, MATTHEW · 2017 to 2022
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BLRD VA I01 BX002638BLRD VA IK2 BX003486NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK082435
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic liver disease leads to neuropsychiatric complications called hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Current treatments have some limitations in their efficacy and tolerability, emphasizing the need for alternative therapies. Modulation of gut bacterial flora using probiotics is emerging as a therapeutic alternative. However, knowledge about how probiotics influence brain metabolite changes during HE is missing. In the present study, we combined the advantages of ultra-high field in vivo

Indexed as

Ammonium CompoundsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBifidobacteriumBile DuctsBilirubinBlood GlucoseBody WeightBrainCholestasisDisease ProgressionFecesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGlutamineInositolLigationAmmonium CompoundsBilirubinBlood GlucoseGlutamineInositol

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PMID33500487
PMCPMC7838316
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