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ReviewBiomedicines2023

The Role of the Microbiome in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis-A Literature Review.

Gabriela Świrkosz, Aleksandra Szczygieł, Katarzyna Logoń, Martyna Wrześniewska, Krzysztof Gomułka

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In one paragraph

Review in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Managing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis in 2025 and Beyond.Current gastroenterology reports · 2026
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  14. Ethanolic Extract of Kinkeliba (International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  16. Sea Buckthorn Fermented Milk withFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  19. The Herbal PairFood science & nutrition · 2025
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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gabriela ŚwirkoszStudent Scientific Group of Adult Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-369 Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0009-0000-1467-7619
Aleksandra SzczygiełStudent Scientific Group of Adult Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-369 Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1280-1046
Katarzyna LogońStudent Scientific Group of Adult Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-369 Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9038-2940
Martyna WrześniewskaStudent Scientific Group of Adult Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-369 Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0009-0007-7710-3680
Krzysztof GomułkaClinical Department of Internal Medicine, Pneumology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-369 Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7218-2961
Wroclaw Medical University · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease affecting the colon and rectum. UC's pathogenesis involves colonic epithelial cell abnormalities and mucosal barrier dysfunction, leading to recurrent mucosal inflammation. The purpose of the article is to show the complex interplay between ulcerative colitis and the microbiome. The literature search was conducted using the PubMed database. After a screening process of studies published before October 2023, a total of 136 articles were selected. It has been discovered that there is a fundamental correlation of a robust intestinal microbiota and the preservation of gastrointestinal health. Dysbiosis poses a grave risk to the host organism. It renders the host susceptible to infections and has been linked to the pathogenesis of chronic diseases, with particular relevance to conditions such as ulcerative colitis. Current therapeutic strategies for UC involve medications such as aminosalicylic acids, glucocorticoids, and immunosuppressive agents, although recent breakthroughs in monoclonal antibody therapies have significantly improved UC treatment. Furthermore, modulating the gut microbiome with specific compounds and probiotics holds potential for inflammation reduction, while fecal microbiota transplantation shows promise for alleviating UC symptoms. This review provides an overview of the gut microbiome's role in UC pathogenesis and treatment, emphasizing areas for further research.

Indexed as

gut microbiomemicrobiomeprebioticsprobioticstreatmentulcerative colitis

Identifiers

PMID38137365
PMCPMC10740415
OpenAlexW4389056356

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Registered trials

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