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World J Diabetes. Oct 15, 2024; 15(10): 2152-2156
Published online Oct 15, 2024. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v15.i10.2152
Gut microbiota modulating therapy for diabetes mellitus should be individualized
Jin Wang, Hong-Juan Wei, Rui-Feng Mao, Xin Chang
Jin Wang, Xin Chang, Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Nanjing Lishui People’s Hospital, Zhongda Hospital Lishui Branch, Southeast University, Nanjing 211200, Jiangsu Province, China
Hong-Juan Wei, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Nanjing Lishui People’s Hospital, Zhongda Hospital Lishui Branch, Southeast University, Nanjing 211200, Jiangsu Province, China
Rui-Feng Mao, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai'an 223300, Jiangsu Province, China
Co-first authors: Jin Wang and Hong-Juan Wei.
Author contributions: Wang J and Wei HJ conceptualized and drafted the manuscript; Mao RF edited the manuscript; Chang X did further revisions and editorial corrections before submission. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of this manuscript. Wang J and Wei HJ contributed equally to this work as co-first authors.
Supported by Medical Education Collaborative Innovation Fund of Jiangsu University, No. JDYY2023101.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.
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Corresponding author: Xin Chang, PhD, Chief Physician, Professor, Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Nanjing Lishui People’s Hospital, Zhongda Hospital Lishui Branch, Southeast University, No. 86 Chongwen Road, Lishui District, Nanjing 211200, Jiangsu Province, China. changxinnj@163.com
Received: July 11, 2024
Revised: September 14, 2024
Accepted: September 18, 2024
Published online: October 15, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This editorial focuses on the research progress regarding the gut microbiota (GM) in the development of diabetes mellitus (DM). Revealing and understanding the precise causality and mechanisms between the GM and DM may facilitate investigations focused on modifying the GM to ameliorate DM and its complications. Additionally, as a result of the considerable interindividual heterogeneity in the GM, more precise and personalized GM-targeting therapeutic interventions should be considered.