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Göran Molin

Göran Molin

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
75
Citations
17765
World Ranking
1515
National Ranking
28

Overview

Göran Molin is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their scholarly work spans several subfields, notably Molecular Biology, Food Science, Gastroenterology, Genetics, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics of Göran Molin's research focus on gut microbiota and health, probiotics and fermented foods, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease research and management, microbial metabolites in food biotechnology, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, and gastrointestinal motility and disorders.

Frequent co-authors in Göran Molin's research include Åsa Håkansson, Elin Oscarsson, Bengt Jeppsson, Elisabeth Uhlig, and Christina Stene.

Göran Molin has published research articles in a variety of scientific journals. Some recent papers are:

  • Effects of Probiotic Bacteria Lactobacillaceae on the Gut Microbiota in Children With Celiac Disease Autoimmunity: A Placebo-Controlled and Randomized Clinical Trial, 2021, Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Administration of probiotics to healthy volunteers: effects on reactivity of intestinal mucosa and systemic leukocytes, 2022, BMC Gastroenterology
  • CRP in Outpatients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Linked to the Blood Microbiota, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Probiotic-Reduced Inflammaging in Older Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial, 2024, Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins
  • Synbiotics protected radiation-induced tissue damage in rectal cancer patients: A controlled trial, 2025, Clinical Nutrition

These publications reflect a consistent interest in probiotics and their effects on various health conditions, including autoimmune, inflammatory, and age-related diseases. The studies utilize clinical trial methods to explore the impact of probiotic and synbiotic interventions on the gut microbiota and immune responses.

The research venues where Göran Molin frequently publishes include Frontiers in Nutrition, BMC Gastroenterology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, and Clinical Nutrition.

Best Publications

  • Alteration of intestinal microflora is associated with reduction in abdominal bloating and pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

    Sören Nobaek;Marie-Louise Johansson;Göran Molin;Siv Ahrné

  • The Microbiota of the Gut in Preschool Children With Normal and Excessive Body Weight

    Caroline L.J. Karlsson;Jenny Önnerfält;Jie Xu;Göran Molin

  • The normal Lactobacillus flora of healthy human rectal and oral mucosa

    S Ahrné;S Nobaek;B Jeppsson;I Adlerberth

  • Administration of different Lactobacillus strains in fermented oatmeal soup: in vivo colonization of human intestinal mucosa and effect on the indigenous flora.

    M L Johansson;G Molin;B Jeppsson;S Nobaek

  • Reduced diversity in the early fecal microbiota of infants with atopic eczema

    Mei Wang;Caroline Karlsson;Crister Olsson;Ingegerd Adlerberth

  • Gut microbiota and inflammation

    Asa Hakansson;Goran Molin

  • A novel probiotic mixture exerts a therapeutic effect on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis mediated by IL-10 producing regulatory T cells.

    Shahram Lavasani;Balik Dzhambazov;Mehrnaz Nouri;Frida Fåk

  • Comparison of bacterial diversity along the human intestinal tract by direct cloning and sequencing of 16S rRNA genes

    Mei Wang;Siv Ahrné;Bengt Jeppsson;Göran Molin

  • Vaginal Lactobacillus Flora of Healthy Swedish Women

    Alejandra Vásquez;Tell Jakobsson;Siv Ahrné;Urban Forsum

  • The effects of Lactobacillus strains and oat fiber on methotrexate- induced enterocolitis in rats

    Y Mao;S Nobaek;B Kasravi;D Adawi

  • Probiotics in foods not containing milk or milk constituents, with special reference to Lactobacillus plantarum 299v

    Göran Molin

  • Immunological alteration and changes of gut microbiota after dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) administration in mice

    A Håkansson;Neivis Tormo-Badia;Ajoeb Baridi;J Xu

  • High-fat diet reduces the formation of butyrate, but increases succinate, inflammation, liver fat and cholesterol in rats, while dietary fibre counteracts these effects.

    Greta Jakobsdottir;Jie Xu;Göran Molin;Siv Ahrné

  • Green tea powder and Lactobacillus plantarum affect gut microbiota, lipid metabolism and inflammation in high-fat fed C57BL/6J mice

    Ulrika Axling;Crister Olsson;Jie Xu;Céline Fernandez

  • The Effect of Exogenous Administration of Lactobacillus reuteri R2LC and Oat Fiber on Acetic Acid-Induced Colitis in the Rat

    R. Fabia;A. Ar'rajab;M. L. Johansson;R. Willén

  • Numerical taxonomy of Lactobacillus spp. associated with healthy and diseased mucosa of the human intestines

    G. Molin;B. Jeppsson;M.-L. Johansson;S. Ahrné

  • Classification of the spoilage flora of raw and pasteurized bovine milk, with special reference to Pseudomonas and Bacillus

    A. Ternström;A.-M. Lindberg;G. Molin

  • Survival of Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 9843 (299v), and effect on the short-chain fatty acid content of faeces after ingestion of a rose-hip drink with fermented oats

    M.-L. Johansson;S. Nobaek;A. Berggren;M. Nyman

  • Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) for rapid typing of Lactobacillus plantarum strains

    M.-L. Johansson;M. Quednau;G. Molin;S. Ahrné

  • Impairment of bacterial flora in human ulcerative colitis and experimental colitis in the rat.

    Renata Fabia;Aamer Ar’Rajab;Marie-Louise Johansson;Roland Andersson

Frequent Co-Authors

Siv Ahrné
Siv Ahrné Lund University
Agnes E. Wold
Agnes E. Wold University of Gothenburg
Margareta Nyman
Margareta Nyman Lund University
Inger Björck
Inger Björck InnovaFood
Henrik Thorlacius
Henrik Thorlacius Lund University
Mathias Uhlén
Mathias Uhlén Royal Institute of Technology
Roland Andersson
Roland Andersson Lund University
Cecilia Holm
Cecilia Holm Lund University
David R. Mack
David R. Mack University of Ottawa
Qing Liu
Qing Liu Chongqing University

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