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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Microbiol.
Sec. Systems Microbiology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1453755

Probiotic Effects on Skin Health: Comprehensive Visual Analysis and Perspectives Authors:

Provisionally accepted
  • 1 Department of Orthopaedics, Brain Hospital of Hunan Province, Changsha, Anhui Province, China
  • 2 Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
  • 3 University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States

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    Background: Bacteria play a crucial role in maintaining the health of human skin. Research has demonstrated that probiotics present notable benefits for extraintestinal organs. Despite the extensive research on the impact of probiotics on skin health, there is a notable absence of regulatory frameworks governing their external application, with no approval from the FDA for any probiotic products for external use. The aim of this study is to offer a thorough summary of the research status in the field since 2000 and project future trends. Method: The Web of Science Core Collection and SCI-Expanded index were selected for an extensive search of studies concerning the role of probiotics in skin health since 2000. A total of 1306 publications were identified. Employing a double-blind method, two subsets of literature were scrutinized and subsequently combined for analysis. Using CiteSpace, this research explored key aspects such as primary countries, institutions, authors, journals, trending topics, research frontiers, and emerging patterns in research related to application of probiotic for skin health. Result: This article included 709 research papers. The number of published papers has shown a rapid increase. The United States had the highest number of research papers (128), and Canada had the highest intermediate centrality (0.23). The University of California System emerged as the most prolific institution. Huang, Chun-Ming has published the most articles, and his research is at the forefront among those prolific authors. 12 clusters were identified, with cluster #0 skin microbiota, #3 mechanisms, and #8 antimicrobial being the most recent. As for the hot topic,'diversity,' 'health,' 'skin microbiome,' 'oxidative stress,' 'microbiota,' and 'antioxidants' have been at the forefront of the current field. The overall research trend has shifted from clinical trials to mechanistic exploration and from oral treatments to external applications, with the research level moving from general categories to specific strains. Conclusion: This paper summarized and visualized academic achievements in the field of probiotic application for skin health using CiteSpace and VOSviewer, offering a systematic and comprehensive perspective, along with a longitudinal overview of this research field.

    Keywords: Prebiotics, Bibliometrics, Skin, Probiotics, Bacteria

    Received: 11 Jul 2024; Accepted: 30 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Deng, Yuan and Li. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Zhigen Yuan, Department of Orthopaedics, Brain Hospital of Hunan Province, Changsha, Anhui Province, China
    Dian Li, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States

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