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ReviewMicroorganisms2021

Probiotics and Amelioration of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Significant Roles of

Alok K Paul, Anita Paul, Rownak Jahan, Khoshnur Jannat, Tohmina A Bondhon, Anamul Hasan, Veeranoot Nissapatorn, Maria L Pereira, Polrat Wilairatana, Mohammed Rahmatullah

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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 37 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
37citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

37 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Development of biomedical hydrogels for rheumatoid arthritis treatment.Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 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

10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Alok K PaulDepartment of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, University of Development Alternative, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0002-6090-2407
Anita PaulDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Development Alternative, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Rownak JahanDepartment of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, University of Development Alternative, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Khoshnur JannatDepartment of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, University of Development Alternative, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Tohmina A BondhonDepartment of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, University of Development Alternative, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Anamul HasanDepartment of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, University of Development Alternative, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Veeranoot NissapatornSchool of Allied Health Sciences, World Union for Herbal Drug Discovery (WUHeDD), and Research Excellence Center for Innovation and Health Products (RECIHP), Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand.
Maria L PereiraCICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials & Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Polrat WilairatanaDepartment of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 73170, Thailand.
Mohammed RahmatullahDepartment of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, University of Development Alternative, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0002-0216-7977
University of Development Alternative · BDMahidol University · THUniversity of Aveiro · PTWalailak University · TH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disorder that can lead to disability conditions with swollen joints, pain, stiffness, cartilage degradation, and osteoporosis. Genetic, epigenetic, sex-specific factors, smoking, air pollution, food, oral hygiene, periodontitis,

Indexed as

gut microbiotaLactobacillusPrevotellaprobioticsrheumatoid arthritis

Identifiers

PMID34065638
PMCPMC8157104
OpenAlexW3163081056

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Registered trials

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