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ReviewInternational journal of biological sciences2025

Updated review of research on the role of the gut microbiota and microbiota-derived metabolites in acute pancreatitis progression and inflammation-targeted therapy.

Qiang Liu, Kaiyi Ruan, Zihui An, Lingyun Li, Cong Ding, Dongchao Xu, Jianfeng Yang, Xiaofeng Zhang

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Review in International journal of biological sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Qiang LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Westlake University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Kaiyi RuanZhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Zihui AnKey Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Biliary and Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310006, China.
Lingyun LiKey Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Biliary and Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310006, China.
Cong DingDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Westlake University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Dongchao XuKey Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Biliary and Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310006, China.
Jianfeng YangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Westlake University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Xiaofeng ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Westlake University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is characterized by autodigestion of the pancreas, and some patients may rapidly progress to systemic inflammation, pancreatic necrosis, and multi-organ failure. Numerous studies have detailed the bidirectional communication networks between the pancreas and the intestinal microbiota, as well as its metabolites. Such crosstalk affects the progression of AP and recovery through intestinal barrier disruption. Furthermore, advances in experimental research and clinical studies have indicated that gut microorganisms exhibit distinct alterations in response to different levels of severity and etiologies of AP. This information has greatly expanded our knowledge of the role of the gut microflora and microbial metabolites in the pathology of disease and has reinforced the basis of therapeutic approaches that target candidate intestinal microbiota. In this review, we aim to provide an overview of the composition and diversity of the gut microbial community, to highlight the candidate bacteria and microbiota-derived metabolites responsible for AP, and to elucidate their interactions with and regulation of immune-relevant receptors in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) in the host. Future research should focus on identifying and characterizing AP-associated bacterial strains, elucidating their distinct pathogenic mechanisms across different etiologies and stages of AP, and leveraging these insights to develop preventive and therapeutic strategies.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomePancreatitisAcute DiseaseAnimalsDisease ProgressionHumansInflammationcrosstalkimmune homeostasisimmunomodulationintestinal barrier integrityintestinal microbiota dysbiosistherapeutics

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PMID39897025
PMCPMC11781165

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