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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-07-01
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Series: | iScience |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222009415 |