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Microbiota-targeted interventions in chronic kidney disease: probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, and traditional Chinese medicine

Article A Peer reviewed Meta-analysis or large trial

Key takeaways

This review looked at how gut health treatments, like probiotics, affect kidney disease. It combined data from many studies to see what works best. It suggests these treatments may help slow kidney decline.

Who did this work

Liu-Cheng Li (Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital) · Wen-Hui Cui (China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation (China)) · Zhihui Zhang (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine) · Jing Song (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine) · Yaoyao Xu (Wenzhou City People's Hospital) · Ding-Ge Cai (Second People's Hospital of Yunnan Province) · Yan Guan (Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital) · Kai-Li Mao (Quzhou City People's Hospital)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-10-13
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2026.1900027