Paradox of trimethylamine-N-oxide, the impact of malnutrition on microbiota-derived metabolites and septic patients

Abstract Background Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is a microbiota-derived metabolite, which is linked to vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis in cardiovascular (CV) diseases. But its effect in infectious diseases remains unclear. We conducted a single-center prospective study to investigate ass...

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Main Authors: Ruey-Hsing Chou, Po-Shan Wu, Shen-Chih Wang, Cheng-Hsueh Wu, Shu-Fen Lu, Ru-Yu Lien, Yi-Lin Tsai, Ya-Wen Lu, Ming-Ren Kuo, Jiun-Yu Guo, Ruey-Yi Chou, Po-Hsun Huang, Shing-Jong Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-021-00581-5