Imbalanced gut microbiota predicts and drives the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in a fast-food diet mouse model
N. Fei, S. Miyoshi, J. B. Hermanson, J. Miyoshi, B. Xie, O. DeLeon, M. Hawkins, W. Charlton, M. D'Souza, J. Hart, D. Sulakhe, K. B. Martinez-Guryn, E. B. Chang, M. R. Charlton, V. A. Leone
The paper shows fast-food diets cause gut microbiota imbalances that predict and drive NAFLD progression in mice, with effects seen in conventionally-raised but not germ-free mice.
bioRxiv · Jan 9, 2023 · PreprintPhysiology