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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

Specific microbial ratio in the gut microbiome is associated with multiple sclerosis.

Sudeep Ghimire, Peter C Lehman, Leeann S Aguilar Meza, Shailesh K Shahi, Jemmie Hoang, Heena Olalde, Mishelle Paullus, Catherine Cherwin, Kai Wang, Christine Gill and 2 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Sudeep GhimireDepartment of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.ORCID 0000-0001-7769-7764
Peter C LehmanDepartment of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.
Leeann S Aguilar MezaMicrobiome Core, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.
Shailesh K ShahiDepartment of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.ORCID 0000-0002-8506-7655
Jemmie HoangCollege of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.ORCID 0009-0007-1792-4639
Heena OlaldeDepartment of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242.
Mishelle PaullusDepartment of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242.
Catherine CherwinCollege of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.
Kai WangDepartment of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.ORCID 0000-0002-3229-9866
Christine GillDepartment of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242.
Tracey ChoDepartment of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242.ORCID 0000-0002-6208-1489
Ashutosh K MangalamDepartment of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.ORCID 0000-0002-9926-2531

Funding

Pulmonary Toxicology Facility CoreP30ES005605 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Jong Sung Kim · 1990 to 2026
$40.5M
INTERDISCIPLINARY IMMUNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMT32AI007260 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI BUTLER, NOAH SULLIVAN, WU, LI · 1986 to 2023
$5.7M
Linking diet, gut microbiota and autoimmune disease: Bacteria induced phytoestrogen metabolites impact immune function in Experimental Autoimmune EncephalitisR01AI137075 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI MANGALAM, ASHUTOSH KUMAR · 2018 to 2022
$2.0M
CSRD VA I01 CX002212HHS | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) R01AI137075HHS | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) T32AI007260NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI137075NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007260NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES005605U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 1I01CX002212
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gut microbiota dysbiosis is associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), but the causal relationship between specific gut bacteria and MS pathogenesis remains poorly understood. Therefore, we profiled the stool microbiome of people with MS (PwMS) and healthy controls (HC) using shotgun metagenomic sequencing. PwMS showed a distinct microbiome compared to HC, with

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeMultiple SclerosisAdultAkkermansiaAnimalsBifidobacteriumDisease Models, AnimalDysbiosisEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalFecesFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle Agedgut microbial markersgut microbiomeinflammationmicrobial ratiomultiple sclerosis

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PMID40030030
PMCPMC11912405

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