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ReviewMicroorganisms2023

Revisiting the Intestinal Microbiome and Its Role in Diarrhea and Constipation.

Mihaela Adela Iancu, Monica Profir, Oana Alexandra Roşu, Ruxandra Florentina Ionescu, Sanda Maria Cretoiu, Bogdan Severus Gaspar

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Review in Microorganisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mihaela Adela IancuDepartment of Family Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2881-878X
Monica ProfirDepartment of Oncology, Elias University Emergency Hospital, 011461 Bucharest, Romania.
Oana Alexandra RoşuDepartment of Oncology, Elias University Emergency Hospital, 011461 Bucharest, Romania.
Ruxandra Florentina IonescuDepartment of Morphological Sciences, Cell and Molecular Biology and Histology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Sanda Maria CretoiuDepartment of Morphological Sciences, Cell and Molecular Biology and Histology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2575-4880
Bogdan Severus GasparSurgery Clinic, Emergency Clinical Hospital, 014461 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-0056-0740
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROClinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiota represents a community of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, archaea, viruses, and protozoa) that colonize the gut and are responsible for gut mucosal structural integrity and immune and metabolic homeostasis. The relationship between the gut microbiome and human health has been intensively researched in the past years. It is now widely recognized that gut microbial composition is highly responsible for the general health of the host. Among the diseases that have been linked to an altered gut microbial population are diarrheal illnesses and functional constipation. The capacity of probiotics to modulate the gut microbiome population, strengthen the intestinal barrier, and modulate the immune system together with their antioxidant properties have encouraged the research of probiotic therapy in many gastrointestinal afflictions. Dietary and lifestyle changes and the use of probiotics seem to play an important role in easing constipation and effectively alleviating diarrhea by suppressing the germs involved. This review aims to describe how probiotic bacteria and the use of specific strains could interfere and bring benefits as an associated treatment for diarrhea and constipation.

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constipationdiarrheamicrobiomemicrobiotaprobiotic

Identifiers

PMID37764021
PMCPMC10538221
OpenAlexW4386256161

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