Thick vs. thin tongue coatings in hemodialysis patients: unveiling gut microbiome dysregulation and systemic health implications
Tongue coating thickness in MHD patients reflects underlying gut microbial composition. Thick tongue coatings indicate a state of dysbiosis with potential health implications, whereas thin coatings are associated with a microbiota profile that may be more favorable. These findings support the potential use of tongue coating thickness as a noninvasive biomarker for gut health assessment in clinical nephrology.
Authors
- Shilei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5281-8918)
- S M Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5178-5459)
- Fenggui Zhu
- Riyang Lin
- Bin Lü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6247-571X)
- Xin Hua Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5580-7907)
- Yuqing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8941-4095)
- Hong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9976-2985)
- Jiarui Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0078-2191)
- Min Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6735-1612)
- Junyi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6463-4488)
- Xueyan Zeng
- Aiping Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6828-7891)
- Luyang Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5695-6763)
- Mengqi Wu
- Yanqin Zhu
Institutions
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
- Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Sichuan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Community Health Center (US)
- Gansu Great Wall Electrical and Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2025.1640429
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00