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Targeting Gut Microbiota, Inflammation, and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Therapeutic Strategies and the Emerging Role of Time-Restricted Feeding.

Sthembiso Msane, Andile Khathi

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Review in Cells, 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Sthembiso MsaneDepartment of Human Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3365-5623
Andile KhathiDepartment of Human Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-2246-0038

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Time-restricted feeding has emerged as a promising non-pharmacological intervention for the management of metabolic disorders, particularly type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications. Time-restricted feeding involves restricting food intake to a specific daily eating window while fasting for the remaining hours within 24 h. Furthermore, time-restricted feeding can be combined with specific dietary modifications to enhance its therapeutic benefits. Type 2 diabetes mellitus has been strongly linked to gut dysbiosis, adipose tissue dysfunction, chronic low-grade inflammation, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, and an increased risk of acute pancreatitis. Given the rising global prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, early intervention strategies are becoming increasingly important. Prediabetes, as an intermediate stage preceding type 2 diabetes mellitus, provides a critical opportunity to understand the mechanisms underlying disease progression and to develop effective preventive strategies. However, the effects of time-restricted feeding on gut dysbiosis, adipose tissue dysfunction, dysregulated inflammatory responses, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and the risk of acute pancreatitis at prediabetic state remain incompletely understood. Therefore, this review summarizes the current evidence regarding the therapeutic potential of time-restricted feeding in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its related complications, while highlighting areas that require further investigation.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2FastingFatty LiverGastrointestinal MicrobiomeInflammationAnimalsHumansIntermittent Fastinggut microbiotainflammatory responselivermetabolismprediabetestime-restricted feeding

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PMID42882529
PMCPMC13663979

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