Open AccessMetabolic activity of the enteric microbiota influences the fatty acid composition of murine and porcine liver and adipose tissues
Author(s) -
Rebecca Wall,
R. Paul Ross,
Fergus Shanahan,
Liam O’Mahony,
Cáitlín O’Mahony,
Mairéad Coakley,
Orla Hart,
Peadar G. Lawlor,
Eamonn M.M. Quigley,
Barry Kiely,
Gerald F. Fitzgerald,
Catherine Stanton
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2008.27023
Subject(s) - linoleic acid , conjugated linoleic acid , polyunsaturated fatty acid , adipose tissue , docosahexaenoic acid , biology , gut flora , eicosapentaenoic acid , weanling , fatty acid , proinflammatory cytokine , arachidonic acid , biochemistry , endocrinology , immunology , inflammation , enzyme
Recent reports suggest that the metabolic activity of the gut microbiota may contribute to the pathogenesis of obesity and hepatic steatosis.
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