Gut Steroids and Microbiota: Effect of Gonadectomy and Sex

Gut Steroids and Microbiota: Effect of Gonadectomy and Sex

Sex steroids, derived mainly from gonads, can shape microbiota composition; however, the impact of gonadectomy and sex on steroid production in the gut (i.e., gut steroids), and its interaction with microbiota composition, needs to be clarified. In this study, steroid environment and gut steroidogen...

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Main Authors: Silvia Diviccaro, Jamie A. FitzGerald, Lucia Cioffi, Eva Falvo, Fiona Crispie, Paul D. Cotter, Siobhain M. O’Mahony, Silvia Giatti, Donatella Caruso, Roberto Cosimo Melcangi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Biomolecules
Subjects:
pregnenolone
sex steroids
gut microbiota
branched- and short-chain fatty acids
sex dimorphism
gastrointestinal tract
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/6/767

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