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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Gut Microbiota-Targeted Therapeutics for Metabolic Disorders: Mechanistic Insights into the Synergy of Probiotic-Fermented Herbal Bioactives.

Yue Fan, Yinhui Liu, Chenyi Shao, Chunyu Jiang, Lijuan Wu, Jing Xiao, Li Tang

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yue FanDepartment of Microecology, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116041, China.
Yinhui LiuDepartment of Microecology, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116041, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8985-6769
Chenyi ShaoDepartment of Microecology, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116041, China.
Chunyu JiangDepartment of Microecology, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116041, China.
Lijuan WuDepartment of Microecology, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116041, China.
Jing XiaoDepartment of Oral Pathology, College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116041, China.
Li TangDepartment of Microecology, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116041, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9553-5611

Funding

Dalian Medical University Interdisciplinary Research Cooperation Project Team Funding JCHZ2023003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gut microbiota dysbiosis is intricately linked to metabolic disorders such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hyperlipidemia, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), particularly when combined with probiotic fermentation, offers a promising therapeutic strategy by modulating microbial balance and host metabolism. This narrative review synthesizes current research on probiotic-fermented herbal bioactives, focusing on their mechanisms in ameliorating metabolic diseases. Probiotic and bioactive compounds (e.g., berberine, polysaccharides) are highlighted for their roles in enhancing intestinal barrier function, regulating microbial metabolites like short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), and reducing inflammation. Fermentation techniques improve the bioavailability of TCM components while reducing toxicity, as seen in fermented

Indexed as

Drugs, Chinese HerbalGastrointestinal MicrobiomeMetabolic DiseasesProbioticsAnimalsFermentationHumansMedicine, Chinese TraditionalDrugs, Chinese Herbalfermentationgut microbiotametabolic diseasesprobioticstraditional Chinese medicine

Identifiers

PMID40564947
PMCPMC12193472

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