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ReviewGut microbes2025

Microbiota-dependent metabolites - New engine for T cell warriors.

Yang Tang, Anbo Fu, Liangjing Wang, Qiwei Ge

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Review in Gut microbes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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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

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Gut microbiota modulation of systemic immunity and cancer immunotherapy: mechanisms, evidence, and therapeutic implications.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2026
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  10. Gut Microbiota-Derived Propionate Governs Hepatic N2 Neutrophils in Wilson's Disease.Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026
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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

4 authors.

Yang TangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Anbo FuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Liangjing WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8227-8855
Qiwei GeDepartment of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1689-6836

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbiota-dependent metabolites (MDMs) are small bioactive molecules produced or modified through microbial metabolic processes, playing an essential role in the communication between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. One of their most important roles is their regulatory effects on the immune system, particularly in shaping the development, differentiation, and function of T cells, which are key players in the adaptive immune response. Emerging research highlights those microbial metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), tryptophan-derived metabolites, and bile acids (BAs), modulate T cell responses in both health and disease contexts, impacting conditions ranging from autoimmune disorders to cancer. This review summarizes current advances in deciphering MDMs that critically regulate T cell function and elucidating their biosynthetic origins and mechanisms underlying immunomodulation and pathogenesis. Furthermore, we highlight the application of emerging technologies-

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BacteriaGastrointestinal MicrobiomeMicrobiotaT-LymphocytesAnimalsBile Acids and SaltsFatty Acids, VolatileHumansImmunomodulationTryptophanBile Acids and SaltsFatty Acids, VolatileTryptophanclinical translationGut microbiotamicrobiota-dependent metabolitesmolecular mechanismsT cells

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PMID40583522
PMCPMC12218545

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