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ArticleNature2025

Nutrients activate distinct patterns of small-intestinal enteric neurons.

Candice Fung, Tom Venneman, Amy M Holland, Tobie Martens, Milvia I Alata, Marlene M Hao, Ceyhun Alar, Yuuki Obata, Jan Tack, Alejandro Sifrim and 3 more

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Article in Nature, 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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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

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Candice FungLaboratory for Enteric Neuroscience (LENS), Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4277-3664
Tom VennemanLaboratory for Enteric Neuroscience (LENS), Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-3667-6371
Amy M HollandDepartment of Pathology, GROW - Research Institute for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Tobie MartensLaboratory for Enteric Neuroscience (LENS), Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-4966-5591
Milvia I AlataLaboratory for Enteric Neuroscience (LENS), Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Marlene M HaoLaboratory for Enteric Neuroscience (LENS), Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Ceyhun AlarKU Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics (LISCO), Leuven, Belgium.
Yuuki ObataNervous System Development and Homeostasis Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5461-3521
Jan TackLaboratory for Enteric Neuroscience (LENS), Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Alejandro SifrimKU Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics (LISCO), Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8247-4020
Vassilis PachnisNervous System Development and Homeostasis Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9733-7686
Werend BoesmansDepartment of Pathology, GROW - Research Institute for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2426-0451
Pieter Vanden BergheLaboratory for Enteric Neuroscience (LENS), Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. pieter.vandenberghe@kuleuven.be.ORCID 0000-0002-0009-2094

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to detect and respond appropriately to ingested nutrients is essential for an organism's survival and to ensure its metabolic demands are met. Nutrient signals from the gut lumen trigger local intestinal reflexes in the enteric nervous system (ENS) to facilitate digestion and absorption

Indexed as

Enteric Nervous SystemIntestine, SmallJejunumNeuronsNutrientsAnimalsCalciumFemaleIntestinal MucosaMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyenteric PlexusSerotoninSubmucous PlexusCalciumNutrientsSerotonin

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PMID40634617
PMCPMC12390836

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