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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2022

Gut microbiota can affect bone quality by regulating serum estrogen levels.

Xing Guo, Kai Zhong, Jianhua Zhang, Lv Hui, Longfei Zou, Hao Xue, Jiang Guo, Shuling Zheng, Denghua Huang, Meiyun Tan

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 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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  3. Dysbiosis in the Gut-Liver Axis Is Associated With Low Bone Mass During Murine Cholestasis.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  4. Frontiers in microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xing GuoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University No. 25 Taiping Road, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Kai ZhongDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University No. 25 Taiping Road, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Jianhua ZhangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University No. 25 Taiping Road, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Lv HuiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University No. 25 Taiping Road, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Longfei ZouDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University No. 25 Taiping Road, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Hao XueDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University No. 25 Taiping Road, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Jiang GuoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University No. 25 Taiping Road, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Shuling ZhengDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University No. 25 Taiping Road, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Denghua HuangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University No. 25 Taiping Road, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Meiyun TanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University No. 25 Taiping Road, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Germ-free (GF) animals and animal models of the antibiotic disruption of gut microbiota are widely used to explore studies of gut microbiota-host interactions. The role of gut microbiota in bone growth and development has been well explained in studies on GF mice, indicating that changes in the gut microbiota may affect normal bone developmental processes. The mechanisms, however, are yet unclear. This study aims to clarify the effect of antibiotic treatment disrupting the gut microbiota on bone development in mice and investigate the possible causes of this effect. Our results show that long-term antibiotic feeding significantly alters gut microbiota composition in mice, reduces the bone mineral density of the spinal region, and leads to changes in trabecular microstructure. Interestingly, we found a significant decrease in the serum estrogen levels in mice treated with antibiotics, suggesting that gut microbiota may affect bone quality by regulating serum estrogen levels. These results may help understand how gut ecological dysregulation affects sex hormones and provide a new conception for the clinical treatments of osteoporosis.

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Antibioticboneestrogenintestinal microbiotaosteoporosis

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PMID36247294
PMCPMC9556462
OpenAlexW4306668419

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