Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33947064›Full record

ReviewMicroorganisms2021

Effect of Gut Microbiota Biotransformation on Dietary Tannins and Human Health Implications.

Ibrahim E Sallam, Amr Abdelwareth, Heba Attia, Ramy K Aziz, Masun Nabhan Homsi, Martin von Bergen, Mohamed A Farag

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Microorganisms, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Review
  5. Review
  6. Article
  7. Review
  8. Review
  9. Review
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025
    Article
  16. Review
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Article
  20. Article
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

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ibrahim E SallamPharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA), 6th of October City 12566, Egypt.
Amr AbdelwarethChemistry Department, School of Sciences & Engineering, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Heba AttiaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-9880-1751
Ramy K AzizDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt.
Masun Nabhan HomsiHelmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ GmbH, Department of Molecular Systems Biology, 04318 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7427-6198
Martin von BergenHelmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ GmbH, Department of Molecular Systems Biology, 04318 Leipzig, Germany.
Mohamed A FaragPharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-5139-1863
Cairo University · EGHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research · DEAmerican University in Cairo · EGOctober University of Modern Sciences and Arts · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tannins represent a heterogeneous group of high-molecular-weight polyphenols that are ubiquitous among plant families, especially in cereals, as well as in many fruits and vegetables. Hydrolysable and condensed tannins, in addition to phlorotannins from marine algae, are the main classes of these bioactive compounds. Despite their low bioavailability, tannins have many beneficial pharmacological effects, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic, anticancer, and cardioprotective effects. Microbiota-mediated hydrolysis of tannins produces highly bioaccessible metabolites, which have been extensively studied and account for most of the health effects attributed to tannins. This review article summarises the effect of the human microbiota on the metabolism of different tannin groups and the expected health benefits that may be induced by such mutual interactions. Microbial metabolism of tannins yields highly bioaccessible microbial metabolites that account for most of the systemic effects of tannins. This article also uses explainable artificial intelligence to define the molecular signatures of gut-biotransformed tannin metabolites that are correlated with chemical and biological activity. An understanding of microbiota-tannin interactions, tannin metabolism-related phenotypes (metabotypes) and chemical tannin-metabolites motifs is of great importance for harnessing the biological effects of tannins for drug discovery and other health benefits.

Indexed as

biotransformationgut microbiotamolecular motifsmutual interactionpolyphenolstannins

Identifiers

PMID33947064
PMCPMC8145700
OpenAlexW3157877110

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.