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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2021

Gut microbiota accelerates cisplatin-induced acute liver injury associated with robust inflammation and oxidative stress in mice.

Shenhai Gong, Yinglin Feng, Yunong Zeng, Huanrui Zhang, Meiping Pan, Fangjie He, Rong Wu, Jingrui Chen, Jiuling Lu, Siyou Zhang and 2 more

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49 citing papers in PubMed, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shenhai Gong *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China.
Yinglin Feng *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China.
Yunong Zeng *School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Huanrui ZhangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Meiping PanSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Fangjie HeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China.
Rong WuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China.
Jingrui ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China.
Jiuling LuDepartment of Outpatient, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China.
Siyou ZhangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China.
Songhua YuanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China. yuan-sh09@163.com.
Xia ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China. 2676832333@qq.com.ORCID 0000-0002-7915-4568
First People's Hospital of Foshan · CNSouthern Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGut microbiota has been reported to be disrupted by cisplatin, as well as to modulate chemotherapy toxicity. However, the precise role of intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of cisplatin hepatotoxicity remains unknown.

methodsWe compared the composition and function of gut microbiota between mice treated with and without cisplatin using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and via metabolomic analysis. For understanding the causative relationship between gut dysbiosis and cisplatin hepatotoxicity, antibiotics were administered to deplete gut microbiota and faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) was performed before cisplatin treatment.

results16S rRNA gene sequencing and metabolomic analysis showed that cisplatin administration caused gut microbiota dysbiosis in mice. Gut microbiota ablation by antibiotic exposure protected against the hepatotoxicity induced by cisplatin. Interestingly, mice treated with antibiotics dampened the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway activation and promoted nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 nuclear translocation, resulting in decreased levels of both inflammation and oxidative stress in the liver. FMT also confirmed the role of microbiota in individual susceptibility to cisplatin-induced hepatotoxicity.

conclusionsThis study elucidated the mechanism by which gut microbiota mediates cisplatin hepatotoxicity through enhanced inflammatory response and oxidative stress. This knowledge may help develop novel therapeutic approaches that involve targeting the composition and metabolites of microbiota.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsCisplatinInflammationLiverMiceOxidative StressRNA, Ribosomal, 16SCisplatinRNA, Ribosomal, 16SCisplatinGut microbiotaHepatotoxicityInflammationOxidative stress

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