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ReviewNature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology2023

Gut-liver axis: barriers and functional circuits.

Oliver Pabst, Mathias W Hornef, Frank G Schaap, Vuk Cerovic, Thomas Clavel, Tony Bruns

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Review in Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 237 papers.

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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

237 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Oliver PabstInstitute of Molecular Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. opabst@ukaachen.de.ORCID 0000-0002-5533-883X
Mathias W HornefInstitute of Medical Microbiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Frank G SchaapDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1597-572X
Vuk CerovicInstitute of Molecular Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1392-0669
Thomas ClavelFunctional Microbiome Research Group, Institute of Medical Microbiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7229-5595
Tony BrunsDepartment of Internal Medicine III, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5576-6914

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut and the liver are characterized by mutual interactions between both organs, the microbiome, diet and other environmental factors. The sum of these interactions is conceptualized as the gut-liver axis. In this Review we discuss the gut-liver axis, concentrating on the barriers formed by the enterohepatic tissues to restrict gut-derived microorganisms, microbial stimuli and dietary constituents. In addition, we discuss the establishment of barriers in the gut and liver during development and their cooperative function in the adult host. We detail the interplay between microbial and dietary metabolites, the intestinal epithelium, vascular endothelium, the immune system and the various host soluble factors, and how this interplay establishes a homeostatic balance in the healthy gut and liver. Finally, we highlight how this balance is disrupted in diseases of the gut and liver, outline the existing therapeutics and describe the cutting-edge discoveries that could lead to the development of novel treatment approaches.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeMicrobiotaHomeostasisHumansLiver

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