Akkermansia muciniphila participates in the host protection against helminth-induced cardiac fibrosis via TLR2.

Helminth Trichinella spiralis (Ts) is one of the major pathogens of human infective myocarditis that can lead to cardiac fibrosis (CF). The gut microbiota involved in this pathology are of interest. Here, we use mice infected with Ts as a model to examine the interactions between gut microbes and ho...

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Main Authors: Jiaqi Wang, Xiaolei Liu, Ruohang Sun, Hanhai Mao, Mingyuan Liu, Xuemin Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1011683&type=printable