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Effects of gut microbiota on obesity and atherosclerosis via modulation of inflammation and lipid metabolism
Author(s) -
Caesar R.,
Fåk F.,
Bäckhed F.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2010.02270.x
Subject(s) - gut flora , inflammation , lipid metabolism , medicine , obesity , insulin resistance , immunology , systemic inflammation , population , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , environmental health
. Caesar R, Fåk F, Bäckhed F (Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research/Wallenberg Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden). Effects of gut microbiota on obesity and atherosclerosis via modulation of inflammation and lipid metabolism. (Review) J Intern Med 2010; 268 : 320–328. Recent studies have revealed a close relationship between inflammatory and metabolic pathways, and inflammation is now recognized to have a major role in obesity and metabolic diseases such as insulin resistance and atherosclerosis. The human body is home to a large number of distinct microbial communities, with the densest population in the distal gut (the gut microbiota). Bacteria have long been known to activate inflammatory pathways, and recent data demonstrate that the gut microbiota may affect lipid metabolism and function as an environmental factor that influences the development of obesity and related diseases. Here, we review how the gut microbiota may affect metabolic diseases by activating the innate immune system.