ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2022
The role of the gut microbiota in multiple sclerosis.
Review in Nature reviews. Neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 119 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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119 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 171 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Perturbations in gut microbiota composition in patients with autoimmune neurological diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Pooled it
- What Are the Key Gut Microbiota Involved in Neurological Diseases? A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Functional Training Mitigates Reduced Circulating Indole-3-Lactate Levels in Persons With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) · 2026Trial
- A randomized cross-over trial of prebiotics and probiotics in multiple sclerosis: Trial feasibility, supplement tolerability and symptom abatement.Multiple sclerosis and related disorders · 2024Trial
- Nutritional regulation of gut-brain immune crosstalk across the lifespan.Gut microbes · 2026Review
- Antigen-specific activation of gut immune cells drives autoimmune neuroinflammation.Gut microbes · 2026Article
- The Gut Microbiome in Multiple Sclerosis.Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation · 2026Review
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation BeyondJournal of Korean medical science · 2026Review
- The Mind From Within: Visceral Roots of Human Cognition.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Significant changes in the fecal bacteriobiota richness and diversity in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis compared to healthy individuals.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026Article
- Integrative multicohort analysis reveals consistent sex differences in gut microbiota of multiple sclerosis patients.mSystems · 2026Article
- Propionic acid in multiple sclerosis: a phase 2b, double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2026Article
- Azetidine-2-carboxylic acid-induced oligodendrogliopathy in vitro and the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis.Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology · 2026Article
- The neuroimmune system and cognition.Nature immunology · 2026Review
- Skeletal muscle mitochondrial impairment in patients with newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis revealed by ¹H/³¹P magnetic resonance spectroscopy.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Cadmium-Induced Toxicity as a Pathophysiological Mechanism for Parkinson's Disease Onset in Individuals with Iron and Zinc Deficiencies and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Neurology international · 2026Review
- High-intensity exercise training alters gut microbiota to mitigate the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Immunotherapy-Mediated Modulation of the Gut Microbiota in Multiple Sclerosis: The Effects of High-Efficacy (Cladribine) and Moderate-Efficacy (Interferon Beta-1a) Treatments.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Alterations in gut microbiota and fecal metabolites in euthyroid autoimmune thyroiditis during early pregnancy.Journal of translational internal medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
During the past decade, research has revealed that the vast community of micro-organisms that inhabit the gut - known as the gut microbiota - is intricately linked to human health and disease, partly as a result of its influence on systemic immune responses. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that these effects on immune function are important in neuroinflammatory diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), and that modulation of the microbiome could be therapeutically beneficial in these conditions. In this Review, we examine the influence that the gut microbiota have on immune function via modulation of serotonin production in the gut and through complex interactions with components of the immune system, such as T cells and B cells. We then present evidence from studies in mice and humans that these effects of the gut microbiota on the immune system are important in the development and course of MS. We also consider how strategies for manipulating the composition of the gut microbiota could be used to influence disease-related immune dysfunction and form the basis of a new class of therapeutics. The strategies discussed include the use of probiotics, supplementation with bacterial metabolites, transplantation of faecal matter or defined microbial communities, and dietary intervention. Carefully designed studies with large human cohorts will be required to gain a full understanding of the microbiome changes involved in MS and to develop therapeutic strategies that target these changes.
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