Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42793058›Full record

ReviewBiomolecules2026

Intestinal Fucosylation: A Key Regulatory Hub in Homeostasis and Disease Pathogenesis.

Zhishan Xu, Dingbo Song, Fangqi Hu, Qiuhan Liang, Mengyao Zhang, Chao Lei, Jinyuan Li, Haiyi Guo, Zhongbin Deng, Zishan Yang

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

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

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

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

10 authors.

Zhishan XuDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China.
Dingbo SongDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China.
Fangqi HuDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China.
Qiuhan LiangDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China.
Mengyao ZhangDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China.
Chao LeiDepartment of Surgery, Division of Immunotherapy, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
Jinyuan LiDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China.
Haiyi GuoDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China.
Zhongbin DengDepartment of Surgery, Division of Immunotherapy, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
Zishan YangDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province 262300420201Startup Foundation for Doctor of Henan Medical University XYBSKYZZ300-505393
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colorectal cancer (CRC) are heterogeneous intestinal disorders that pose significant threats to human health and share common pathological features, including intestinal mucosal barrier disruption and gut microbiota dysbiosis, in which fucosylation acts as a critical regulatory mediator. Fucosylation is a highly conserved post-translational glycosylation modification involving the enzymatic transfer of fucose residues to glycoproteins and glycolipids. This tightly regulated process plays essential roles in maintaining intestinal homeostasis, mediating host-microbiota interactions and regulating immune responses. This review adopts a physiology-to-pathology framework, delineating fucosylation's operational principles in healthy intestines and its dysregulation in IBD and CRC. It summarizes the spatial distribution of fucosylation, its regulatory mechanisms, and its roles in disease pathogenesis, and also discusses its potential as a diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target. Finally, this review highlights future research directions to bridge mechanistic insights with clinical translation, emphasizing the promise of fucosylation in the precision diagnosis and treatment of intestinal disorders.

Indexed as

Colorectal NeoplasmsFucoseInflammatory Bowel DiseasesIntestinal MucosaAnimalsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGlycosylationHomeostasisHumansIntestinal Barrier FunctionProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalFucosecolorectal cancerfucosylationgutinflammatory bowel diseasemucosal protection

Identifiers

PMID42793058
PMCPMC13604460

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.