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ReviewFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2021

The Association Between Intestinal Bacteria and Allergic Diseases-Cause or Consequence?

Pei Han, Jian-Qing Gu, Li-Sha Li, Xue-Yan Wang, Hong-Tian Wang, Yan Wang, Christopher Chang, Jin-Lyu Sun

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Review in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
35citing papers in PubMed, 1 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

35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Unmasking the Impact of Air Pollution on Allergic Rhinitis.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2026
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  11. [Colonoscopy in infants: procedure and disease spectrum analysis of 184 cases].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2025
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  13. The importance of gut microbiome in the perinatal period.European journal of pediatrics · 2024
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  16. Whole genome sequencing distinguishes skin colonizing from infection-associatedFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024
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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

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Pei HanAllergy Department, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Jian-Qing GuAllergy Department, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Li-Sha LiAllergy Department, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xue-Yan WangDepartment of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Hong-Tian WangDepartment of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yan WangState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Christopher ChangDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.
Jin-Lyu SunAllergy Department, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNCapital Medical University · CNPeking Union Medical College Hospital · CNUniversity of California, Davis · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of allergic disorders has been increasing over the past few decades, especially in industrialized countries. Allergies can affect people of any age. The pathogenesis of allergic diseases is complex and involves genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors, and the response to medication is very variable. For some patients, avoidance is the sole effective therapy, and only when the triggers are identifiable. In recent years, the intestinal microbiota has emerged as a significant contributor to the development of allergic diseases. However, the precise mechanisms related to the effects of the microbiome on the pathogenesis of allergic diseases are unknown. This review summarizes the recent association between allergic disorders and intestinal bacterial dysbiosis, describes the function of gut microbes in allergic disease development from both preclinical and clinical studies, discusses the factors that influence gut microbial diversity and advanced techniques used in microbial analysis. Ultimately, more studies are required to define the host-microbial relationship relevant to allergic disorders and amenable to new therapeutic interventions.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeHypersensitivityMicrobiotaDysbiosisHumansadvanced techniquesallergic disordersgut microbiomeinteractionstherapeutic interventions

Identifiers

PMID33937097
PMCPMC8083053
OpenAlexW3156173688

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