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Intestinal microbiota and chronic constipation

Overview of attention for article published in SpringerPlus, July 2016
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • One of the highest-scoring outputs from this source (#9 of 1,866)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (98th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (99th percentile)

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Title
Intestinal microbiota and chronic constipation
Published in
SpringerPlus, July 2016
DOI 10.1186/s40064-016-2821-1
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Authors

Ying Zhao, Yan-Bo Yu

Abstract

Chronic constipation is a prevalent, burdensome gastrointestinal disorder whose aetiology and pathophysiology remains poorly understood and is most likely multifactorial. Differences in the composition of the intestinal microbiota have been demonstrated when constipated patients and healthy controls have been compared. Growing evidence indicates that alterations of intestinal microbiota may contribute to constipation and constipation-related symptoms. The intestinal microbiota is a collection of microorganisms that live within the gastrointestinal tract, and perform many important health-promoting functions. The intestinal microbiota aids in the breakdown of food products into absorbable nutrients, stimulates the host immune system, prevents growth of pathogenic bacteria and produces a great variety of biologically important compounds. In this review, we will summarize the current evidence supporting roles of the intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis and management of chronic constipation. The discussion will shed light on the novel mechanisms of intestinal microbiota and gut function interactions, which is invaluable in ultimately developing new therapeutic tools for the treatment of chronic constipation.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 <1%
Unknown 315 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 74 23%
Student > Master 56 18%
Researcher 36 11%
Other 24 8%
Student > Postgraduate 18 6%
Other 43 14%
Unknown 66 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 70 22%
Nursing and Health Professions 63 20%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 38 12%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 27 9%
Immunology and Microbiology 14 4%
Other 32 10%
Unknown 73 23%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 124. 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 24 April 2022.
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#326,807
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#9
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#6,766
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#3
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