Relationship between hyperlipidemia and the gut microbiome of rats, characterized using high-throughput sequencing

Objective: To determine the effects of a high-fat diet (HFD) on the gut microbiome in rats, to explore the relationship between the intestinal flora and blood lipid profile. Methods: Sprague–Dawley rats were fed an HFD for four weeks to induce hyperlipidemia, then 16S rRNA sequencing was used to com...

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Main Authors: Yaqi Li, Quantao Ma, Jingkang Wang, Pengfei Li, Long Cheng, Yongcheng An, Yuhui Duan, Hongyu Dai, Ting Wang, Baosheng Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095754820300326