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ReviewArchives of pharmacal research2021

The role of mucosal barriers in human gut health.

Kangseok Seo, Jeongmi Seo, Jiyoun Yeun, Haebin Choi, Young-In Kim, Sun-Young Chang

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Review in Archives of pharmacal research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
41citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

41 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. DietaryAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
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  10. The Interplay between the Gut and Ketogenic Diets in Health and Disease.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kangseok SeoLaboratory of Microbiology, College of Pharmacy, and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (RIPST), Ajou University, Worldcup-ro 206, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, Republic of Korea.
Jeongmi SeoLaboratory of Microbiology, College of Pharmacy, and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (RIPST), Ajou University, Worldcup-ro 206, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, Republic of Korea.
Jiyoun YeunLaboratory of Microbiology, College of Pharmacy, and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (RIPST), Ajou University, Worldcup-ro 206, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, Republic of Korea.
Haebin ChoiLaboratory of Microbiology, College of Pharmacy, and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (RIPST), Ajou University, Worldcup-ro 206, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, Republic of Korea.
Young-In KimLaboratory of Microbiology, College of Pharmacy, and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (RIPST), Ajou University, Worldcup-ro 206, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, Republic of Korea.
Sun-Young ChangLaboratory of Microbiology, College of Pharmacy, and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (RIPST), Ajou University, Worldcup-ro 206, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, Republic of Korea. sychang@ajou.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3775-9355
Ajou University · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2019R1I1A1A01057559National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2020R1A2B5B01001690
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intestinal mucosa is continuously exposed to a large number of commensal or pathogenic microbiota and foreign food antigens. The intestinal epithelium forms a dynamic physicochemical barrier to maintain immune homeostasis. To efficiently absorb nutrients from food, the epithelium in the small intestine has thin, permeable layers spread over a vast surface area. Epithelial cells are renewed from the crypt toward the villi, accompanying epithelial cell death and shedding, to control bacterial colonization. Tight junction and adherens junction proteins provide epithelial cell-cell integrity. Microbial signals are recognized by epithelial cells via toll-like receptors. Environmental signals from short-chain fatty acids derived from commensal microbiota metabolites, aryl hydrocarbon receptors, and hypoxia-induced factors fortify gut barrier function. Here we summarize recent findings regarding various environmental factors for gut barrier function. Further, we discuss the role of gut barriers in the pathogenesis of human intestinal disease and the challenges of therapeutic strategies targeting gut barrier restoration.

Indexed as

Epithelial CellsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansIntestinal MucosaBarrier functionEpithelial cellGutInflammationInflammatory bowel disease

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PMID33890250
OpenAlexW3155216434

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