Estrogen-mediated gut microbiome alterations influence sexual dimorphism in metabolic syndrome in mice

Estrogen-mediated gut microbiome alterations influence sexual dimorphism in metabolic syndrome in mice

Abstract Background Understanding the mechanism of the sexual dimorphism in susceptibility to obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS) is important for the development of effective interventions for MS. Results Here we show that gut microbiome mediates the preventive effect of estrogen (17β-estradiol) on...

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Main Authors: Kanakaraju Kaliannan, Ruairi C. Robertson, Kiera Murphy, Catherine Stanton, Chao Kang, Bin Wang, Lei Hao, Atul K. Bhan, Jing X. Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Estrogen
Gut microbiome
Obesity
Metabolic syndrome
Isoflavones
Chronic inflammation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0587-0

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