Gut microbe-derived metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide activates PERK to drive fibrogenic mesenchymal differentiation

Summary: Intestinal dysbiosis is prominent in systemic sclerosis (SSc), but it remains unknown how it contributes to microvascular injury and fibrosis that are hallmarks of this disease. Trimethylamine (TMA) is generated by the gut microbiome and in the host converted by flavin-containing monooxygen...

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Main Authors: Seok-Jo Kim, Swarna Bale, Priyanka Verma, Qianqian Wan, Feiyang Ma, Johann E. Gudjonsson, Stanley L. Hazen, Paul W. Harms, Pei-Suen Tsou, Dinesh Khanna, Lam C. Tsoi, Nilaksh Gupta, Karen J. Ho, John Varga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222009415