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ReviewProbiotics and antimicrobial proteins2024

Understanding Osteoporosis: Human Bone Density, Genetic Mechanisms, Gut Microbiota, and Future Prospects.

Jayesh J Ahire, Vikram Kumar, Alka Rohilla

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Review in Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jayesh J AhireDr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited, Hyderabad, 500016, India. jjahire@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1142-8630
Vikram KumarDepartment of Basic and Applied Sciences, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Sonipat, 131028, India.
Alka RohillaInstitute of Biology Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 5060, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis is a systemic condition of the skeleton that leads to diminished bone mass, a breakdown in the bone tissue's microscopic architecture, and an elevated risk of breaking a bone. The elderly and women particularly after menopause are disproportionately affected, and the condition generally stays undiagnosed until a broken bone causes severe pain and immobility. Causes of osteoporosis include low bone mass, more than normal bone loss, changes in hormone levels (decreased estrogen or testosterone), certain diseases and therapies, and lifestyle factors like smoking and inactivity. The spine, hip, and forearm are particularly vulnerable to osteoporosis-related fractures. The purpose of this article is to present a thorough understanding of osteoporosis, including the disease's connection to bone density in humans, and the major part played by genetic pathways and gut flora. The causes of osteoporosis, the effects of aging on bone density, and why some groups experience a higher incidence of the disease than others are investigated. The paper also includes animal and human experiments investigating the link between gut flora and osteoporosis. Finally, it looks to the future and speculates on possible developments in osteoporosis prevention and therapy.

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Bone DensityGastrointestinal MicrobiomeOsteoporosisAnimalsHumansAgingBone densityGenetic pathwaysGut microbiotaOsteoporosis

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