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ArticleLiver research (Beijing, China)2023

The contributions of bacteria metabolites to the development of hepatic encephalopathy.

Miranda Claire Gilbert, Tahereh Setayesh, Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan

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Article in Liver research (Beijing, China), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Microbial Approaches to Treat and Prevent Hepatic Encephalopathy.Gastroenterology clinics of North America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Miranda Claire GilbertDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Tahereh SetayeshDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Yu-Jui Yvonne WanDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
University of California, Davis · US

Funding

Liver Cancer Therapy by MiR-22 and Its InducersR01CA222490 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI WAN, YU-JUI YVONNE · 2018 to 2023
$2.1M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA222490
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over 20% of mortality during acute liver failure is associated with the development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Thus, HE is a complication of acute liver failure with a broad spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities ranging from subclinical alterations to coma. HE is caused by the diversion of portal blood into systemic circulation through portosystemic collateral vessels. Thus, the brain is exposed to intestinal-derived toxic substances. Moreover, the strategies to prevent advancement and improve the prognosis of such a liver-brain disease rely on intestinal microbial modulation. This is supported by the findings that antibiotics such as rifaximin and laxative lactulose can alleviate hepatic cirrhosis and/or prevent HE. Together, the significance of the gut-liver-brain axis in human health warrants attention. This review paper focuses on the roles of bacteria metabolites, mainly ammonia and bile acids (BAs) as well as BA receptors in HE. The literature search conducted for this review included searches for phrases such as BA receptors, BAs, ammonia, farnesoid X receptor (FXR), G protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1 (GPBAR1 or TGR5), sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2 (S1PR2), and cirrhosis in conjunction with the phrase hepatic encephalopathy and portosystemic encephalopathy. PubMed, as well as Google Scholar, was the search engines used to find relevant publications.

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Bile acid (BA) receptorsBile acids (BAs)BrainFarnesoid X receptor (FXR)Gut-liver-brain axisLiverSphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2 (S1PR2)Takeda G protein-coupled receptor 5 (TGR5)

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PMID38221945
PMCPMC10786625
OpenAlexW4309336189

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