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ArticleCalcified tissue international2022

Role of the Microbiome in Regulating Bone Metabolism and Susceptibility to Osteoporosis.

Owen Cronin, Susan A Lanham-New, Bernard M Corfe, Celia L Gregson, Andrea L Darling, Kourosh R Ahmadi, Philippa S Gibson, Jon H Tobias, Kate A Ward, Maria H Traka and 10 more

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Article in Calcified tissue international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.9field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Gut microbiome and bone health: update on mechanisms, clinical correlations, and possible treatment strategies.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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  2. Links between bone fractures and the gut microbiota.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2026
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  4. Bone health in children and adolescents with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 11 institutions in 4 countries.

Owen CroninRheumatic Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK.
Susan A Lanham-NewNutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences Department, School of Biosciences and Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK.
Bernard M CorfePopulation Health Sciences Institute, Human Nutrition Research Centre, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, NE2 4HH, UK.
Celia L GregsonMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Andrea L DarlingNutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences Department, School of Biosciences and Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK.
Kourosh R AhmadiNutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences Department, School of Biosciences and Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK.
Philippa S GibsonDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
Jon H TobiasMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Kate A WardMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Maria H TrakaFood Databanks National Capability, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, UK.
Megan RossiDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
Claire WilliamsMolecular Gastroenterology Research Group, Academic Unit of Surgical Oncology, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK.
Nicholas C HarveyMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Cyrus CooperMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Kevin WhelanDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
André G UitterlindenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Paul W O'TooleSchool of Microbiology and APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Room 447, Food Science Building, Cork, T12 K8AF, Ireland.
Claes OhlssonSahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Center for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Juliet E CompstonDepartment of Medicine, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK.
Stuart H RalstonRheumatic Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK. stuart.ralston@ed.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2804-7586
King's College London · GBUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Surrey · GBUniversity of Bristol · GBWestern General Hospital · GBErasmus University Rotterdam · NLNewcastle University · GBNorwich Research Park · GBUniversity College Cork · IEUniversity of Gothenburg · SEUniversity of Sheffield · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0400491Medical Research Council G0601019Medical Research Council MC_PC_21000Medical Research Council MC_PC_21001Medical Research Council MC_PC_21003Medical Research Council MC_U147585819Medical Research Council MC_U147585824Medical Research Council MC_U147585827Medical Research Council MC_UP_A620_1014Medical Research Council MC_UU_12011/1Medical Research Council MR/W003961/1Versus Arthritis 17702
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human microbiota functions at the interface between diet, medication-use, lifestyle, host immune development and health. It is therefore closely aligned with many of the recognised modifiable factors that influence bone mass accrual in the young, and bone maintenance and skeletal decline in older populations. While understanding of the relationship between micro-organisms and bone health is still in its infancy, two decades of broader microbiome research and discovery supports a role of the human gut microbiome in the regulation of bone metabolism and pathogenesis of osteoporosis as well as its prevention and treatment. Pre-clinical research has demonstrated biological interactions between the microbiome and bone metabolism. Furthermore, observational studies and randomized clinical trials have indicated that therapeutic manipulation of the microbiota by oral administration of probiotics may influence bone turnover and prevent bone loss in humans. In this paper, we summarize the content, discussion and conclusions of a workshop held by the Osteoporosis and Bone Research Academy of the Royal Osteoporosis Society in October, 2020. We provide a detailed review of the literature examining the relationship between the microbiota and bone health in animal models and in humans, as well as formulating the agenda for key research priorities required to advance this field. We also underscore the potential pitfalls in this research field that should be avoided and provide methodological recommendations to facilitate bridging the gap from promising concept to a potential cause and intervention target for osteoporosis.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeMicrobiotaOsteoporosisProbioticsAnimalsBone and BonesImmunologyMicrobiomeOsteoporosisProbiotics

Identifiers

PMID34870723
PMCPMC8860778
OpenAlexW3210065130

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