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ReviewInternational journal of molecular medicine2025

Microbiota metabolites affect sleep as drivers of brain‑gut communication (Review).

Hanxing Cheng, Wanying Yang, Huaiyi Xu, Wenwen Zhu, Ailin Gong, Xuemei Yang, Sen Li, Houping Xu

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Review in International journal of molecular medicine, 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Hanxing Cheng *Geriatric Department, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China.
Wanying Yang *Geriatric Department, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China.
Huaiyi Xu *Geriatric Department, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China.
Wenwen ZhuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, P.R. China.
Ailin GongDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, P.R. China.
Xuemei YangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, P.R. China.
Sen LiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, P.R. China.
Houping XuGeriatric Department, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sleep plays a crucial role in maintaining and improving physical and mental health. However, the prevalence of sleep disorders is increasing in modern society. Recently, the gut‑brain axis has emerged as a prominent focus within the realm of sleep disorder research, with gut microbiota metabolites serving as essential factors in gut‑brain communication. The present study summarizes the emerging connections between gut microbiota metabolites and sleep, mainly focusing on those derived from tryptophan and dietary fiber metabolism. It discusses potential pathways and molecular processes by which sleep interacts with the gut microbiota metabolites, aiming to evaluate the feasibility of using gut microbiota interventions to treat sleep disorders.

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BrainGastrointestinal MicrobiomeSleepAnimalsDietary FiberHumansSleep Wake DisordersTryptophanDietary FiberTryptophanaryl hydrocarbon receptorbiological clockbrain‑gut axismetabolites of gut microbiotasleep

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PMID40613226
PMCPMC12236747

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