Exploring the link between gut microbes and obesity

Fergus Shanahan

doi:10.2217/17460913.2.3.261

Exploring the link between gut microbes and obesity

Fergus Shanahan

University College Cork

Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre

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Abstract

In this article, the investigators show that the gut microbiota in leptin-deficient obese (ob/ob) mice are more effective at releasing calories from food during digestion than are the microbiota from nonmutant, lean littermates. This trait is transmissible to germ-free recipients, resulting in greater fat deposition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	261-263
Number of pages	3
Journal	Future Microbiology
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2217/17460913.2.3.261
Publication status	Published - Jun 2007

Keywords

Bacteroidetes
Firmicutes
Leptin
Microbiota
Obesity

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Exploring the link between gut microbes and obesity

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