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ArticleGut microbes

Mengyu Guo, Huanjin Liu, Yinting Yu, Xingyu Zhu, Hui Xie, Chenxu Wei, Chunmei Mei, Yun Shi, Nong Zhou, Kunming Qin and 1 more

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Article in Gut microbes. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 174 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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174citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

174 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 216 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mengyu GuoSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8248-3813
Huanjin LiuSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Yinting YuSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Xingyu ZhuSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Hui XieSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Chenxu WeiSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Chunmei MeiSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Yun ShiSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Nong ZhouSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Kunming QinSchool of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, China.
Weidong LiSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWith increasing knowledge about the gut - bone axis, more studies for treatments based on the regulation of postmenopausal osteoporosis by gut microbes are being conducted. Based on our previous work, this study was conducted to further investigate the therapeutic effects of

resultsWe found a protective effect of LGG treatment in OVX rats through changes in bone microarchitecture, bone biomechanics, and CTX-I, PINP, Ca, and RANKL expression levels. LGG was more advantageous in promoting osteogenesis, which may be responsible for the alleviation of osteoporosis. Th17 cells were imbalanced with Treg cells in mediastinal lymph nodes and bone marrow, with RORγt and FOXP3 expression following a similar trend. TNF-α and IL-17 expression in colon and bone marrow increased, while TGF-β and IL-10 expression decreased; however, LGG treatment modulated these changes and improved the Th17/Treg balance significantly. Regarding the intestinal barrier, we found that LGG treatment ameliorated estrogen deficiency-induced inflammation and mucosal damage and increased the expression of GLP-2 R and tight junction proteins. Importantly, 16S rRNA sequencing showed a significant increase in the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio during estrogen deficiency. Dominant intestinal flora showed significant differences in composition; LGG treatment regulated the various genera that were imbalanced in OVX, along with modifying those that did not change significantly in other groups with respect to the intestinal barrier, inflammation development, and bile acid metabolism.

conclusionsOverall, LGG ameliorated estrogen deficiency-induced osteoporosis by regulating the gut microbiome and intestinal barrier and stimulating Th17/Treg balance in gut and bone.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeLacticaseibacillus rhamnosusOsteoporosisProbioticsAnimalsEstrogensInflammationRatsRNA, Ribosomal, 16STh17 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryEstrogensRNA, Ribosomal, 16Sgut barriergut microbiotaLactobacillus rhamnosusOsteoporosisOVXTh17/Treg

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PMCPMC10038048
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