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Title |
The effects of metformin on gut microbiota and the immune system as research frontiers
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Published in |
Diabetologia, August 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/s00125-017-4352-x |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Michael Pollak |
Abstract |
Recent studies have revealed that metformin influences gut microbiota and the immune system although neither is a classic target of the drug. This research has revealed complexity not previously appreciated, and opened new research directions. The extent to which immunomodulatory effects and actions on the microbiota are related to each other and account for effects on host energy metabolism remains to be determined. These sites of action may be relevant not only to the efficacy of metformin for its established use in type 2 diabetes, but also to proposed novel indications in oncology and other diseases. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 31 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 4 | 13% |
United Kingdom | 3 | 10% |
Germany | 2 | 6% |
Finland | 2 | 6% |
Italy | 1 | 3% |
Denmark | 1 | 3% |
Comoros | 1 | 3% |
Brazil | 1 | 3% |
Serbia | 1 | 3% |
Other | 2 | 6% |
Unknown | 13 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 21 | 68% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 16% |
Scientists | 4 | 13% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 149 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 149 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 27 | 18% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 14% |
Student > Master | 20 | 13% |
Other | 16 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 14 | 9% |
Other | 22 | 15% |
Unknown | 29 | 19% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 38 | 26% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 21 | 14% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 14% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 12 | 8% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 10 | 7% |
Other | 10 | 7% |
Unknown | 37 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 28. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 October 2023.
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#1,361,820
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#742
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#26,743
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Outputs of similar age from Diabetologia
#37
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