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Gut microbiota-derived metabolites as key actors in inflammatory bowel disease
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A key role of the gut microbiota in the establishment and maintenance of health, as well as in the pathogenesis of disease, has been identified over the past two decades. One of the primary modes by which the gut microbiota interacts with the host is by means of metabolites, which are small molecules that are produced as intermediate or end products of microbial metabolism. These metabolites can derive from bacterial metabolism of dietary substrates, modification of host molecules, such as bile acids, or directly from bacteria. Signals from microbial metabolites influence immune maturation, immune homeostasis, host energy metabolism and maintenance of mucosal integrity. Alterations in the composition and function of the microbiota have been described in many studies on IBD. Alterations have also been described in the metabolite profiles of patients with IBD. Furthermore, specific classes of metabolites, notably bile acids, short-chain fatty acids and tryptophan metabolites, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of IBD. This Review aims to define the key classes of microbial-derived metabolites that are altered in IBD, describe the pathophysiological basis of these associations and identify future targets for precision therapeutic modulation.
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“BA metabolism is defective in patients with IBD, as indicated by increased levels of primary BAs (PBAs) and/or their conjugated forms, accompanied by decreased levels of second BAs (SBAs) (Lavelle and Sokol, 2020; Biagioli et al., 2021; Gallagher et al., 2021).”
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Natural Products on Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Role of Gut Microbes
Cheng, W.-W., Liu, B.-H., Hou, X.-T., Meng, H., Wang, D., Zhang, C.-H., Yuan, S., & Zhang, Q. (2024) · The American Journal of Chinese Medicine · doi:10.1142/s0192415x24500514 · Cited by 10
Deng, Y., Nong, Z., Wei, M., Xu, Y., Luo, Y., Li, X., Zhao, R.-B., Yang, Z., & Pan, L. (2024) · Renal Failure · doi:10.1080/0886022x.2024.2393754 · Cited by 8
“…various signaling pathways within the intestinal epithelium, leading to visceral hypersensitivity and damage to the intestinal mucosal barrier [26, 27]. inflammasomes may overactivate mucosal immune inflammatory responses, playing a pivotal role in igan pathogenesis [28–31]. these findings…”
BackgroundYang, S., Huang, J.-T., Tan, W., Xia, X.-K., Gan, D., Ren, Y., Su, H.-W., & Xiang, M.-X. (2024) · Natural Products and Bioprospecting · doi:10.1007/s13659-024-00468-6 · Cited by 6
“Propionic acid in the gut has systemic anti-inflammatory effects [23].”
Li, W., Tang, X., Liu, H., Liu, K., Tian, Z., & Zhao, Y. (2024) · Food & Function · doi:10.1039/d4fo02344g · Cited by 7
Gupta, J. K., Singh, A. P., & Sharma, Y. (2024) · Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.prmcm.2024.100380 · Cited by 6
Zhang, H., Cui, X., Liu, W., Xiang, Z., & Ye, J.-F. (2024) · Frontiers in Pharmacology · doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1331956 · Cited by 6
Cosier, D., Lambert, K., Batterham, M., Sanderson-Smith, M., Mansfield, K., & Charlton, K. (2024) · Journal of Nutritional Science · doi:10.1017/jns.2023.113 · Cited by 6
Ahmad, N., Rodriguero, G. S., Zhu, Z.-S., Hao, Y., Yuxuan, S., & Pimentel, T. C. (2026) · Trends in Food Science & Technology · doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2026.105839 · Cited by 5
Postbiotics: Production to consumption as natural enhancers and preservatives in the food industry
Akhavan, F., Bari, M. R., Noori, S. M. A., & Amiri, S. (2026) · Food Bioscience · doi:10.1016/j.fbio.2026.108865 · Cited by 4
Zhou, J., Li, J.-J., Su, M., Zhou, X., Yang, Y., Wang, Y., Li, X.-H., Wang, J., Wang, L., & Zhang, J.-B. (2026) · International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X · doi:10.1016/j.ijpx.2026.100524 · Cited by 5
“Emerging evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis contributes significantly to the onset and progression of colitis (Lavelle and Sokol, 2020; Wu et al., 2025).”
Shen, H.-R., Yu, X., Wang, Z., Zhou, S., Jiang, J.-D., Guo, H., & Han, Y.-X. (2026) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms27052245 · Cited by 5
“A deficiency in colonic SCFAs, especially butyrate, is a hallmark of UC and is closely linked to disease severity [12–14].”
Yang, X., Zhang, K., Xia, L., & Li, J. (2026) · iMetaMed · doi:10.1002/imm3.70030 · Cited by 5
Yue, S. R., Tan, Y. L., Gong, L., & Liao, F. (2026) · iScience · doi:10.1016/j.isci.2026.114961 · Cited by 5
“86 Song et al. reported that the downregulation of the BA metabolic pathway significantly decreased the number of Treg cells in the intestine.”
Olovo, C. V., Ji, Y., Ocansey, D. K. W., Huang, X., & Xu, M. (2026) · International Immunopharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.intimp.2025.116058 · Cited by 5
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Zhang, M., Dou, Z., Yang, L., Wang, H., Tian, B., Hong, S., Yang, Q., Lu, J. G., & Chen, X. (2025) · The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/j.jnutbio.2025.110222 · Cited by 6
Li, X., Guo, G., Shi, Q., Chen, Q.-M., & Li, L. (2025) · Frontiers in Medicine · doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1635242 · Cited by 5
Beyond inflammation: what drives the self-perpetuating cycle of fibrosis in IBD?
Wei, Y., Zhou, Z., & Xiao, S. (2025) · Annals of Medicine · doi:10.1080/07853890.2025.2581923 · Cited by 9
“Microbial metabolites, particularly short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), serve as crucial molecular mediators between the gut microbiota and host during IBD development [62].”
Assessing the effects of tofacitinib on the gut microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease
Favaron, A., Sangfuang, N., McCoubrey, L. E., Awad, A., Ghyselinck, J., Marzorati, M., Verstrepen, L., Munck, J. D., Medts, J. D., Basit, A. W., et al. (2025) · European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.ejps.2025.107365 · Cited by 5
“Firstly, the composition and metabolic activity of the gut microbiota in IBD patients is characterised by great interindividual variability (Khan et al., 2019; Franzosa et al., 2019; Lavelle and Sokol, 2020).”
Agarwood essential oils alleviate hypoxia-induced gastric and small intestinal injury
Wang, X., Liao, X., Wang, X., Zhang, M., Shen, Z., Wang, D., & Sheng, J. (2025) · AMB Express · doi:10.1186/s13568-025-01928-z · Cited by 5
Quinoa and Colonic Health: A Review of Bioactive Components and Mechanistic Insights
Pan, Y., Zheng, J., Wang, Z., Lin, S.-H., Jia, H., Pei, H.-R., & Ju, R.-H. (2025) · Current Issues in Molecular Biology · doi:10.3390/cimb47100815 · Cited by 5
“These metabolites modulate host immunity and metabolic homeostasis [4,41,42].”
InfluentialMenni, A., Kyriazopoulou, E., Karakike, E., Tzikos, G., Filidou, E., & Kotzampassi, K. (2025) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms26157066 · Cited by 5
“Considering all of the above, it is understood that alterations in the composition and function of the gut microbiota may lead to alterations in gut microbiota-derived metabolites, such as bile acids, SCFA, and tryptophan metabolites, also implicated in the pathogenesis of IBD [13].”
InfluentialLe, J., Hakimjavadi, H., Parsana, R., Chamala, S., & Michail, S. K. (2025) · Gastro Hep Advances · doi:10.1016/j.gastha.2025.100741 · Cited by 6
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“16,17 In the early stages of IBD-related inflammation, neutrophils gather in the inflamed mucosa and play an irreplaceable role in its pathogenesis.”
Xu, Z., Zhao, L., Wu, M., Cui, A., Chen, W., Zheng, G., Zhou, J., Gao, D., & Shi, R.-H. (2025) · BMC Microbiology · doi:10.1186/s12866-025-03988-4 · Cited by 5
“Therefore, disorders of the microbiota not only lead to alterations in the intestinal epithelium, but also cause inflammation and contribute to triggering and/or aggravating IBD [7, 8].”
B vitamins as adjunct therapies for depressive disorder
Zheng, Z.-Q., Shen, L., Zhao, L., & Ji, H. (2025) · Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism · doi:10.1016/j.tem.2025.04.007 · Cited by 6
Cao, Y. Z., Xiao, S., He, B., Shi, X., Xiao, N., Liu, X., Liu, D., Zhou, Z., & Wang, P. (2025) · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.5c02749 · Cited by 5
The role of bacteriophage in inflammatory bowel disease and its therapeutic potential
Xiao, Y.-Y., Yue, X., Zhang, X.-P., Yang, Y., Zhang, Y., & Sun, L. (2025) · Critical reviews in microbiology · doi:10.1080/1040841x.2025.2492154 · Cited by 5
“…the therapeutic effects of FMt may include restoring the composition, enhancing intestinal barrier function, increasing beneficial microbiota metabolites, and improving local and systemic immune homeostasis (vaughn et al. 2016; Paramsothy et al. 2019; lavelle and Sokol 2020; chu et al. 2021).”
Incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children
Wiczynska-Ryl, J., & Krogulska, A. (2025) · Gastroenterology Research · doi:10.14740/gr2007 · Cited by 5
“Such factors change greatly as societies become industrialized, acquiring access to antibiotics and better sanitization, as well as transitioning to a westernized diet [12, 13].”
Naseeb, J., Naveed, M., Aldalali, S., Sarwar, A., Yang, Z.-N., Aziz, T., Al‐Asmari, F., Fallatah, D., Alwabsi, H. A., Al-Joufi, F., et al. (2025) · LWT · doi:10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117664 · Cited by 5
Tandem metabolic reaction–based sensors unlock in vivo metabolomics
Cheng, X., Li, Z., Zhu, J., Wang, J., Huang, R.-Y., Yu, L. W., Lin, S., Forman, S., Gromilina, E., Puri, S., et al. (2025) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · doi:10.1073/pnas.2425526122 · Cited by 5
“The capital and resource intensiveness of these technologies, along with their dependence on complex sample collection and preprocessing procedures involving multiple instruments, further compromise both the sampling rate and the quality of metabolic data ( 3 , 4 , 6 ).”
Neuroimmune modulators derived from natural products: Mechanisms and potential therapies
Feng, W.-D., Liu, D.-N., Shang, Y.-F., Zhang, W., Xu, S., Feng, D.-H., & Wang, Y. (2025) · Pharmacology & Therapeutics · doi:10.1016/j.pharmthera.2025.108830 · Cited by 5
Pei, Z.-M., Qian, L., Miao, T., Wang, H.-C., Lu, W.-W., Chen, Y., & Zhuang, Q. (2024) · Frontiers in Nutrition · doi:10.3389/fnut.2024.1523842 · Cited by 5
Luo, Z., Sun, J., Liu, J., Yü, P., Ye, D., Qi, C., Chen, X.-X., & Yu, R. (2024) · Food Bioscience · doi:10.1016/j.fbio.2024.105736 · Cited by 4
Yang, Y., Wu, R., Qian, C., Wu, D., & Ou, J.-M. (2024) · Molecular Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.molimm.2024.11.008 · Cited by 5
Zhou, W., Zheng, X., Tao, W., Li, Y., Lin, Y., Xing, J., Luo, M., Zhou, H., & Yang, Y. (2024) · Food Bioscience · doi:10.1016/j.fbio.2024.105446 · Cited by 5
Serum metabolomics analysis of malnutrition in patients with gastric cancer: a cross sectional study
Fu, L., Song, L., Zhou, X., Chen, L., Zheng, L., Hu, D., Zhu, S., Hu, Y., Gong, D.-J., Chen, C.-L., et al. (2024) · BMC Cancer · doi:10.1186/s12885-024-12964-6 · Cited by 5
“Tryptophan, an aromatic amino acid, is essential for protein synthesis in humans and must be obtained exclusively through their diet [32].”
BackgroundWang, Z., Yang, L., Feng, Y., Duan, B., Zhang, H., Tang, Y., Zhang, C., & Yang, J.-Y. (2024) · DNA and Cell Biology · doi:10.1089/dna.2024.0101 · Cited by 5
“…previous evidence suggests that compounds originating from intestinal microorganisms act as crucial molecular intermediaries connecting the microorganisms and the host (Lavelle and Sokol, 2020), and SCFA-producing bacteria attract attention (Lau and Vaziri, 2019; Serino, 2019; Xiao et al., 2023).”
Zhu, J., Ding, J., Yang, K., Zhou, H., Yang, W., Qin, C., Wang, L., Xiao, F., Zhang, B., Niu, Q., et al. (2024) · Microorganisms · doi:10.3390/microorganisms12091743 · Cited by 5
Li, F., Wang, Z., Tang, T., Zhao, Q., Wang, Z., Han, X., Xu, Z., Chang, Y., Li, H., Hu, S., et al. (2024) · Frontiers in Endocrinology · doi:10.3389/fendo.2024.1375896 · Cited by 3
Li, H., Chen, Y., Fang, H., Guo, X., Liu, X., Zhao, J., Chen, W., & Yang, B. K. (2024) · Food Science and Human Wellness · doi:10.26599/fshw.2024.9250139 · Cited by 7
“SCFAs, one of the cardinal beneficial metabolites, can supply the intestinal epithelial cells with energy, and increase mucus production and differentiation of regulatory T cells, thereby strengthening the gut barrier and lowering inflammatory signals [24, 38, 39] .”
Effects of lacidophilin in a mouse model of low-grade colitis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Zhan, Y., Cheng, X.-Y., Li, T., Li, Y.-M., Sun, D., Guo, F.-H., Sun, Y., Li, Q., Zhang, H., & Liu, W.-J. (2024) · Food Bioscience · doi:10.1016/j.fbio.2024.104469 · Cited by 5
Yu, Q., Yang, S., Han, Y., Wang, X., Xiao, N., Yu, Z. Y., & Dong, J. (2024) · Food Bioscience · doi:10.1016/j.fbio.2024.104110 · Cited by 4
Li, Q., Yin, Y., Liu, Z.-W., Liu, L.-F., & Xin, G. (2024) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04131 · Cited by 5
Li, F., Wang, X.-K., Cai, Y., Lin, Y., Tang, Y., & Wang, S. (2024) · Fundamental Research · doi:10.1016/j.fmre.2024.01.018 · Cited by 5
Lessard‐Lord, J., Lupien‐Meilleur, J., Roussel, C., Gosselin-Cliche, B., Silvestri, C., Marzo, V. D., Roy, D., Rousseau, E., & Desjardins, Y. (2024) · The FASEB Journal · doi:10.1096/fj.202301739rr · Cited by 7
Božić, J., Šantić, R., Živković, P. M., & Kumrić, M. (2026) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms27125262 · Cited by 4
“Targeted metabolomic panels for SCFAs, secondary bile acids, indoles, and sulfur metabolites are technically feasible but not yet broadly accessible in routine gastroenterology care [29,31].”
Xu, J., Wei, G., Wang, J.-F., Wang, H., He, J., Xu, J.-Q., Cao, W., Wang, J.-L., Shen, Q., Ai, N.-S., et al. (2026) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117438 · Cited by 4
Fan, S., Xu, Q., Zhang, Q., She, J., Zhang, C., Christian, M., Wang, Z.-Y., & Dai, X.-J. (2026) · Microbiome · doi:10.1186/s40168-026-02384-y · Cited by 4
“In IBD pathophysiology, microbiota dysbiosis is characterized by depleted SCFAs or BAs-producing taxa, perturbing ISC niche signaling [14].”
Targeting Inflammation and Immune Regulation in Chronic Inflammation Associated Cancers
Rabiu, L., Chinn, M., Chen, F., Yerkinkazhina, Y., Tian, Y., & Zhu, W. (2026) · Cancer Science · doi:10.1111/cas.70360 · Cited by 4
“…and related receptors to activate NF-κB–driven inflammatory pathways [47], amplify cytokine production, and promote epithelial proliferation and survival, thereby fostering a microenvironment permissive for DNA damage, dysplasia, and carcinogenesis in the chronically inflamed colon (Figure 2) [48].”
Obesity is the culprit behind fatty acid-induced inflammation
Guo, Y.-H., Luan, H., & Lin, J. (2026) · Nutrition and Metabolism · doi:10.1186/s12986-026-01076-6 · Cited by 4
“This impairs the intestinal bar-rier’s repair and protective capacity, as well as hindering the differentiation of anti-inflammatory macrophages [53, 54].”
Park, J.-S., Kang, H. Y., Choi, J., Lee, W., Seong, H., Sang, H.-C., Lee, S. B., Han, N. S., Choi, J., Lee, B.-I., et al. (2026) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2025.1726298 · Cited by 4
Lu, Y., Tang, H., Fan, Q., Lan, R., Lin, X., Zhang, S., Liu, L., & Xu, J. (2025) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2025.1728808 · Cited by 4
Badi, S. A., Moradi, H., Berimipour, A., Shojaie, S., Kariman, A., Aval, H. T., Seyedi, S. A., Davari, M., Sohouli, M., Khatami, S., et al. (2025) · Intestinal Research · doi:10.5217/ir.2025.00061 · Cited by 4
“65 The beneficial effect of Bifidobacterium longum CECT 7894 in enhancing infliximab efficacy has been reported in DSS-induced colitis mice, primarily through modulation of gut microbiota composition and bile acid metabolism.”
Zhou, Y., Ren, X., Li, B., Tang, H., Guo, Y., Yang, L., Han, J. Z., & Zhou, B. (2025) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5c12302 · Cited by 5
Chen, H., Zhao, R., Xiao, Z., Li, Y., Yang, J., Jiang, S., Xu, S., Xu, Z., & Gu, D. (2025) · Foods · doi:10.3390/foods14213747 · Cited by 4
Primary-Secondary-Tertiary Axis of Bile Acid Metabolism in Healthy Subjects
Cheng, B., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Yu, T., Zhang, X., Gui, L., Zeng, W., Chen, Q., Huang, L., Miao, J., et al. (2025) · Journal of Proteome Research · doi:10.1021/acs.jproteome.5c00343 · Cited by 3
Kou, R.-W., Zhang, R., Xia, B., Bai, G., Liu, G.-S., He, Y., Gao, J., & Tang, J. (2025) · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.5c11549 · Cited by 4
Feng, C., Zhao, Y., He, Q., Yu, J., & Sun, Z. (2025) · Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins · doi:10.1007/s12602-025-10648-6 · Cited by 3
“It is widely accepted that alterations in gut microbiota inevitably lead to changes in metabolites and associated metabolic pathways [27, 28].”
Ding, L.-L., Li, Q.-J., Qi, K., Chen, Y., Hu, N., Hu, S., Fang, T.-Q., Guan, S., Wang, J.-F., Qiu, J.-Z., et al. (2025) · Phytomedicine · doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2025.157350 · Cited by 4
Cutting edge developments and novel targets in IBD: Microbiome in IBD
Deleu, S., & Sabino, J. P. G. (2025) · Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology · doi:10.1016/j.bpg.2025.102060 · Cited by 4
Zhang, Q., Wang, Y., Liu, S., Zhu, S., Peng, L., Zhang, S., Yang, Z., & Wu, S. (2025) · International Journal of Obesity · doi:10.1038/s41366-025-01879-2 · Cited by 3
Ashwini, M., Antony, A., Shilpa, H., Mangu, S. R. R., Sharan, K., & Kapoor, M. (2025) · Journal of Dietary Supplements · doi:10.1080/19390211.2025.2533889 · Cited by 4
“Fecal metabolic profiling studies have suggested broad disturbances in the gut MACs in both human subjects and animal models with IBD (Robinson et al. 2016; Sundqvist et al. 2019; Lavelle and Sokol 2020).”
InfluentialHuo, C., Zhang, X., Zhang, Q., Li, J., Zhao, W., Qi, S., Fung, H.-Y., Yang, W., Shi, X., Cheng, H., et al. (2025) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.147052 · Cited by 3
Liu, L., Jian, J., Yu, S., Li, S.-S., Wang, J., Bu, T., & Wu, J. (2025) · Food Bioscience · doi:10.1016/j.fbio.2025.107427 · Cited by 4
Zheng, W.-W., Zhou, Q., Xue, M.-L., Yu, X., Chen, X., Chen, J.-T., & Wang, C.-D. (2025) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2025.1616122 · Cited by 4
“…impair intestinal epithelial energy metabolism, compromise immune regulation, and disrupt oxidative stress homeostasis, thereby establishing a self-perpetuating cycle of microbiome-metabolite-immune dysfunction that sustains chronic intestinal inflammation in CD (Lavelle and Sokol, 2020).”
He, H., Huang, S., Yu, C., Wang, Q., Liu, Y., Chen, L., Hu, Y., Wang, F., & Chen, H. (2025) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.145913 · Cited by 2
Unraveling the sweet connection between pancreatic cancer and hyperglycemia
Post, Z., Lora, D. R., & Błogowski, W. (2025) · Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism · doi:10.1016/j.tem.2025.06.003 · Cited by 5
MSC‐Derived Exosomes Alleviate Intestinal Barrier Injury in an IBD‐on‐a‐Chip
Xie, Y.-Y., Guan, X., Liu, M., Tan, T.-T., Zhang, M., Zhang, X., & Qin, J.-H. (2025) · Biotechnology Journal · doi:10.1002/biot.70081 · Cited by 4
Liu, L., Miao, Z., Wei, Y.-Z., Shu, B., Gu, X., Xu, Y., & Shan, Z.-W. (2025) · Gastroenterology report · doi:10.1093/gastro/goaf055 · Cited by 1
ARCHANA, A., Kumar, A., & Solanki, P. R. (2025) · ACS Applied Bio Materials · doi:10.1021/acsabm.5c00329 · Cited by 7
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“11,12 The combined utility of microbial and metabolic biomarkers can distinguish CD from ulcerative colitis 13,14 or predict the efficacy of biologic therapies.”
Gut Dysbiosis in Infertile Patients with Persistent Male Accessory Gland Infection
Grande, G., Graziani, A., Scafa, R., Toni, L. D., Garolla, A., & Ferlin, A. (2025) · Life · doi:10.3390/life15060894 · Cited by 3
“In particular, firmicutes produce higher quantities of butyrate [27].”
Li, Z., Liu, L., Sun, Y., Liu, X., Zhang, P., Wang, Y., & Ding, G. (2025) · Human Cell · doi:10.1007/s13577-025-01243-6 · Cited by 4
“Beyond alterations in microbiota composition and function, disruptions in the host’s processing of gut microbiota-derived signals further contribute to disease pathogenesis [109].”
Sun, J.-T., Gu, X.-S., Wang, J.-X., Wang, X.-M., Wang, Z.-L., Tao, H., Wang, J.-Q., & Han, B. (2025) · Animals · doi:10.3390/ani15111531 · Cited by 4
“The gut microbiota is closely associated with host health, playing critical roles not only in nutrient metabolism, immune regulation, and pathogen defense, but also being implicated in various health conditions including obesity, diabetes, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) [12].”
Lin, M., Huang, R., Li, W., Peng, H., Chen, J., Qiu, Y., Liu, Y., & Chen, L. (2025) · Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics · doi:10.1016/j.abb.2025.110441 · Cited by 4
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Role of the Intestinal Microbiota in the Molecular Pathogenesis of Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes
Przewodowska, D., Alster, P., & Madetko‐Alster, N. (2025) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms26093928 · Cited by 4
“Tryptophan can also be metabolized into substances that stimulate Pregnane X receptors (PXRs), which participate in glucose and lipid metabolism processes and are indirectly activated by macrophages during inflammation [77–79].”
Ye, X., Lou, C., & Shen, Z. (2025) · Molecular Nutrition & Food Research · doi:10.1002/mnfr.70059 · Cited by 6
Zhang, B.-B., Xu, N., Bian, Z.-R., Zhang, C., Li, X., Ren, X.-X., Jiang, Z., Wu, Z.-D., Yu, Q., Zheng, K., et al. (2025) · Inflammation · doi:10.1007/s10753-025-02241-4 · Cited by 4
“The loss of gut microbiota α/β diversity, decreased Bacillota, and increased Lach-nospiraceae were found in the UC patients[6], which was in line with our observation that shifting from the Bacillota to the Bacteroidota in DSS-induced experimental colitis.”
Lin, J., Yin, L., Fan, Y., Yu, Z., Ma, X., Fu, X., Zhang, Y., Tang, S.-J., & Chen, J.-L. (2025) · iMetaOmics · doi:10.1002/imo2.49 · Cited by 4
“One of the main modes of gut microbiota ‐ host interaction is through metabolites, and many studies have described alterations in the composition of the gut microbiota and metabolite profiles in IBD patients [54].”
How Do Microbial Metabolites Interact with Their Protein Targets?
Astigarraga, M., Sánchez-Ruiz, A., Diop-Aw, A., Quintero, R., & Colmenarejo, G. (2025) · Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling · doi:10.1021/acs.jcim.4c01875 · Cited by 4
Zarei, P., Adibi, P., Vaez, A., & Keshteli, A. H. (2025) · Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences · doi:10.4103/rps.rps_273_23 · Cited by 4
“Furthermore, it can help design targeted medicine by identifying appropriate therapeutic targets (175).”
Alipour, S., Owrang, M., Rajabnia, M., Olfatifar, M., Kazemian, H., & Houri, H. (2024) · Health Science Reports · doi:10.1002/hsr2.70204 · Cited by 4
Fan, G., Chen, W., He, J., Wang, D., & Yang, X. (2024) · Research in Veterinary Science · doi:10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105526 · Cited by 5
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lavelle, A., & Sokol, H.
- Affiliations
- Inserm (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Sokol, Harry
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Published
- 2020-02-19
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 223-237
- ISSN
- 1759-5045 (ISSN-L)
- 1759-5053
- OpenAlex
- W3006796998
- Cited by
- 2,015
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 324 · 2025: 392 · 2024: 410 · 2023: 318 · 2022: 315 · 2021: 197 · 2020: 58
- FWCI
- 21.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Keywords
- gut microbiota, microbial metabolites, inflammatory bowel disease, bile acids, short-chain fatty acids, tryptophan metabolites, host-microbe interactions, immune homeostasis, mucosal integrity, energy metabolism, IBD pathogenesis, precision therapy
- MeSH terms
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Animals, Bile Acids and Salts, Fatty Acids, Volatile, Humans, Tryptophan, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Probiotics, Gastrointestinal Tract, Metabolomics
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