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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2026

Gut microbiome dynamics in autism: a prospective nested case-control study demonstrates microbial-clinical associations following rehabilitation interventions.

Juanjuan Chen, Jinying Wei, Tianyu Liu, Jiayi Chen, Yanhan Yuan, Feng Zhang, Jinping Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Juanjuan ChenPediatrics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jinying WeiGuangxi Key Laboratory of Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Specialty Commercial Crops in North Guangxi, Guangxi Academy of Specialty Crops, Guilin, China.
Tianyu LiuPediatrics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jiayi ChenPediatrics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yanhan YuanPediatrics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Feng ZhangPediatrics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jinping ZhangPediatrics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

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Background: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) commonly exhibit gut microbiota dysbiosis and metabolic abnormalities, yet the mechanisms linking these changes to clinical symptoms remain unclear. Objective: This study employed a nested case-control design and multi-omics approaches to evaluate the effects of rehabilitation intervention on clinical symptoms and gut microbiota in children with ASD, identify distinct microbial-metabolic signatures, and explore their mechanistic links with sleep disorders and developmental abilities. Methods: Within a prospectively established pediatric cohort ( Results: Following the 6-month rehabilitation intervention, significant clinical improvements were observed in sleep quality (CSHQ total and subscores) and developmental performance (GDS-C). Multi-omics profiling revealed distinct biological signatures in ASD children compared to healthy controls, characterized by elevated Conclusion: This study demonstrates that rehabilitation intervention synchronously ameliorates clinical symptoms and modulates the gut-metabolic profile in ASD. The identified associations between specific metabolites (ornithine and tyrosine) and clinical outcomes suggest a metabolic mechanism underlying the gut-brain axis, highlighting the potential of these metabolites as biomarkers for therapeutic monitoring. Further large-scale studies are needed to validate these findings.

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autism spectrum disordergrowth and developmentgut microbiomerehabilitation trainingsleep problem

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