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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Gut microbiota - bidirectional modulator: role in inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer.

Xilun Cui, Changfeng Li, Jing Zhong, Yuanda Liu, Pengtuo Xiao, Chang Liu, Mengwei Zhao, Wei Yang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Xilun CuiDepartment of Endoscopy Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Changfeng LiDepartment of Endoscopy Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jing ZhongDepartment of Medical Imaging, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Yuanda LiuDepartment of Endoscopy Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Pengtuo XiaoDepartment of Endoscopy Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Chang LiuDepartment of Endoscopy Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Mengwei ZhaoDepartment of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Wei YangDepartment of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiota is a diverse ecosystem that significantly impacts human health and disease. This article focuses on how the gut microbiota interacts with inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal tumors, especially through immune regulation. The gut microbiota plays a role in immune system development and regulation, while the body's immune status can also affect the composition of the microbiota. These microorganisms exert pathogenic effects or correct disease states in gastrointestinal diseases through the actions of toxins and secretions, inhibition of immune responses, DNA damage, regulation of gene expression, and protein synthesis. The microbiota and its metabolites are essential in the development and progression of inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal tumors. The complexity and bidirectionality of this connection with tumors and inflammation might render it a new therapeutic target. Hence, we explore therapeutic strategies for the gut microbiota, highlighting the potential of probiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation to restore or adjust the microbial community. Additionally, we address the challenges and future research directions in this area concerning inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal tumors.

Indexed as

Colorectal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeInflammatory Bowel DiseasesAnimalsFecal Microbiota TransplantationHumansProbioticsCRCgut microbiotaIBDimmune modulationSCFAs

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PMID40370465
PMCPMC12075242

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