ReviewGut microbes
Necrotizing enterocolitis, gut microbes, and sepsis.
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95 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between packed red blood cell transfusion and clinical deterioration in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of three mammalian milk-derived fortifiers on morbidity and mortality in preterm infants: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of different single drugs to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants: an update systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Research focus and emerging trends of the gut microbiome and infant: a bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2024.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Pooled it
- Enteral feeding during cyclooxygenase inhibitor treatment for patent ductus arteriosus: A systematic review.Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric SocietyPooled it
- Maternal-to-neonatal microbial transmission and impact of prenatal probiotics on neonatal gut development.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Trial
- Beyond early diagnosis: toward AI-enabled multi-omics prediction of necrotizing enterocolitis.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2026Article
- Probiotic Implementation and Necrotizing Enterocolitis Risk in Preterm Infants.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- The RNA-binding protein Imp1 promotes a Spdef transcriptional program and mucus fucosylation during necrotizing enterocolitis.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2026Article
- Chronic Intestinal Failure During the Neonatal Period Related to Height at Five Years of Age.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Article
- Maternal and infant gut microbiome.iMeta · 2026Review
- AI-2 combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG remodels gut microbiota structure to alleviate intestinal oxidative stress injury in a mouse necrotizing enterocolitis model.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- Reconceptualizing chorioamnionitis as an immune-mediated inflammatory disorder at the maternal-fetal interface.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026Review
- Oxidative Stress and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Newborns: The Role of GSTM1 and GSTT1 Null Genotypes.Biomolecules · 2026Article
- Targeting PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway, Ki-67 and Endothelin Receptors by Ambrisentan in Juvenile Rat Intestinal Ischemia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Sepsis in neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis: outcomes and predictive model.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026Article
- [Effect of intraoperative hypothermia on short-term prognosis in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2026Article
- Clinical impact of early-onset sepsis on outcomes of necrotizing enterocolitis: a retrospective case-control study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Decoding NEC: epigenetic biomarkers for risk stratification and prognosis.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Epigenetic changes associated with severe necrosis and survival in preterm infants with surgical necrotizing enterocolitis.Pediatric research · 2026Article
35 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating disease in premature infants and the leading cause of death and disability from gastrointestinal disease in this vulnerable population. Although the pathophysiology of NEC remains incompletely understood, current thinking indicates that the disease develops in response to dietary and bacterial factors in the setting of a vulnerable host. As NEC progresses, intestinal perforation can result in serious infection with the development of overwhelming sepsis. In seeking to understand the mechanisms by which bacterial signaling on the intestinal epithelium can lead to NEC, we have shown that the gram-negative bacterial receptor toll-like receptor 4 is a critical regulator of NEC development, a finding that has been confirmed by many other groups. This review article provides recent findings on the interaction of microbial signaling, the immature immune system, intestinal ischemia, and systemic inflammation in the pathogenesis of NEC and the development of sepsis. We will also review promising therapeutic approaches that show efficacy in pre-clinical studies.
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