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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Deciphering the gut microbiome's metabolic code: pathways to bone health and novel therapeutic avenues.

Daniel Hwang, Esther Chong, Yanxiu Li, Yanling Li, Kangsan Roh

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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  5. Aging-Driven Inter-Organ Crosstalk in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: From Immunometabolic Drift to Multisystem Frailty.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  6. Intestinal dysbiosis can progress ineffective bone mineral density (BMD) improvement with vitamin D in post-partum women.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Daniel HwangOxford Academy, Cypress, CA, United States.
Esther ChongThe Science Academy STEM Magnet., North Hollywood, CA, United States.
Yanxiu LiCrean Lutheran High School, Irvine, CA, United States.
Yanling LiCrean Lutheran High School, Irvine, CA, United States.
Kangsan RohCardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiome plays an important role in the protection against various systemic diseases. Its metabolic products profoundly influence a wide range of pathophysiological events, including the regulation of bone health. This review discusses the recently established connections between the gut microbiome and bone metabolism, focusing on the impact of microbiome-derived metabolites such as SCFAs, Bile Acids, and tryptophan to the control of bone remodeling and immunoreactions. Recent advances in metagenomics and microbiome profiling have unveiled new exciting therapeutic opportunities, ranging from the use of probiotics, prebiotics, engineered microbes, and to fecal microbiota transplantation. Understanding of the interplay among diet, microbiota, and bone health provides new avenues for tailored interventions aimed at reducing disease risk in osteoporosis and other related disorders. By drawing knowledge from microbiology, metabolism, and bone biology, this review highlights the potential of microbiome-targeted therapies to transform skeletal health and the management of bone diseases.

Indexed as

Bone and BonesBone RemodelingGastrointestinal MicrobiomeOsteoporosisAnimalsBone DiseasesFecal Microbiota TransplantationHumansPrebioticsProbioticsPrebioticsbone healthbone remodelinggut microbiomemicrobial metabolitesosteoporosis

Identifiers

PMID40475999
PMCPMC12137108

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