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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2021

Gut microbiome in acute pancreatitis: A review based on current literature.

Bharati Kadamb Patel, Kadamb H Patel, Madhav Bhatia, Shridhar Ganpati Iyer, Krishnakumar Madhavan, Shabbir M Moochhala

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
43citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

43 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Towards Microbiota-Targeted Interventions in Acute Pancreatitis: Evidence From Meta-Analysis and Mendelian Randomization.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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  14. Diagnosis of infected pancreatic necrosis: A review of the role of blood biomarkers.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2025
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  15. Acute pancreatitis: Translating early mechanisms to bedside management.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Bharati Kadamb PatelDepartment of Surgery, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore.
Kadamb H PatelSchool of Applied Sciences, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore 529757, Singapore.
Madhav BhatiaDepartment of Pathology, University of Otago, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
Shridhar Ganpati IyerDepartment of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore.
Krishnakumar MadhavanDepartment of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore.
Shabbir M MoochhalaDepartment of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore.
National University of Singapore · SGTemasek Polytechnic · SGUniversity of Otago · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiome is a complex microbial community, recognized for its potential role in physiology, health, and disease. The available evidence supports the role of gut dysbiosis in pancreatic disorders, including acute pancreatitis (AP). In AP, the presence of gut barrier damage resulting in increased mucosal permeability may lead to translocation of intestinal bacteria, necrosis of pancreatic and peripancreatic tissue, and infection, often accompanied by multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Preserving gut microbial homeostasis may reduce the systemic effects of AP. A growing body of evidence suggests the possible involvement of the gut microbiome in various pancreatic diseases, including AP. This review discusses the possible role of the gut microbiome in AP. It highlights AP treatment and supplementation with prebiotics, synbiotics, and probiotics to maintain gastrointestinal microbial balance and effectively reduce hospitalization, morbidity and mortality in an early phase. It also addresses novel therapeutic areas in the gut microbiome, personalized treatment, and provides a roadmap of human microbial contributions to AP that have potential clinical benefit.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomePancreatitisProbioticsAcute DiseaseDysbiosisHumansPrebioticsPrebioticsAcute pancreatitisBiomarkersDiagnosticsDysbiosisGut microbiota

Identifiers

PMID34497432
PMCPMC8384740
OpenAlexW3192615987

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