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ReviewFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2025

The relationship between gut microbiome and human diseases: mechanisms, predisposing factors and potential intervention.

Mohammad Shabani, Ali Ghoshehy, Amir Mohammad Mottaghi, Zahra Chegini, Azam Kerami, Aref Shariati, Majid Taati Moghadam

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Review in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mohammad ShabaniStudent Research Committee, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Ali GhoshehyStudent Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Amir Mohammad MottaghiStudent Research Committee, Khomein University of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran.
Zahra CheginiDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Azam KeramiInstructor, Department of Nursing, Khomein University of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran.
Aref ShariatiInfectious Diseases Research Center (IDRC), Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Majid Taati MoghadamDepartment of Microbiology, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The complex interrelation of gut microbiota with human health underlines the profound influence this microbial ecosystem has on mechanisms of disease and wellness. The gut microbiome profoundly impacts various human diseases, encompassing gastrointestinal disorders, metabolic disorders, neurological disorders, and immune-related diseases. Gastrointestinal disorders are closely linked to microbial imbalances in the gut. Metabolic disorders, including obesity and type 2 diabetes, are influenced by the gut microbiota's role in energy regulation and glucose metabolism. Furthermore, the gut-brain axis highlights the correlation between gut microbiota and neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Moreover, the gut microbiome assumes a pivotal function in regulating the immune system, whereby dysbiosis is implicated in developing immunological-related ailments, including allergies and autoimmune disorders. Predisposing factors, including diet, medicines, lifestyle, and environmental influences, are described as having an important role in the composition of the gut microbiome. By understanding these factors, we can get valuable insights into how to intervene to reduce the chances of a disease. Current interventions, including probiotics, prebiotics, fecal microbiota transplants, and lifestyle modification, show promise, but there are still challenges and unanswered questions in this evolving field that may lead to improvements. This review interrelates the complicated gut microbiome with various human diseases, mechanisms, predisposing factors, and potential interventions.

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DysbiosisGastrointestinal MicrobiomeDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2DietDisease SusceptibilityFecal Microbiota TransplantationGastrointestinal DiseasesHumansMetabolic DiseasesNervous System DiseasesPrebioticsProbioticsPrebioticsand immune-related diseasesdysbiosisgastrointestinal disordersmetabolic disordersmicrobiomeneurological disorders

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PMCPMC12089137

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