A recent study published in Frontiers in Immunology examines the relationship between gut microbiota (GM) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Study: Relationship between gut microbiota and multiple sclerosis: a scientometric visual analysis from 2010 to 2023. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock.
com The gut-brain-axis and MS MS is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) and is among the most common causes of neurologic disability in people between 18 and 40 years of age. The etiology of MS is multifactorial and heterogeneous, as it is influenced by both environmental and genetic factors. The human GM encodes over three million genes and produces thousands of metabolites that facilitate bidirectional communication between the CNS and gastrointestinal system.
Several studies have correlated GM imbalance to MS pathogenesis. Bibliometric analyses are widely used to examine development trends, research hotspots, discipline knowledge structure, and academic influence in specific research areas using statistical and mathematic methods. Despite thousands of studies published on the relationship between GM and MS, there remains a lack of bibliometric analyses.
About the study In the present study, researchers performed a scientometric analysis of research on the relationship between GM and MS. Relevant studies published between 2010 and 2023 were searched in the Web of Science Core Collection. Data obtained from the search procedure were visually analyzed usin.