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Rafaella T. Shima

University of California, San Francisco

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metabolomics· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintMar 24, 2025

Gut bacterial lactate stimulates lung epithelial mitochondria and exacerbates acute lung injury

Vaibhav Upadhyay, Edwin Frank Ortega, Luis A. Ramirez Hernandez…·Peter James Turnbaugh

This study shows gut bacteria produce lactate that increases lung epithelial mitochondrial activity and worsens acute lung injury.

DOI 10.1101/2025.03.24.645052

mousemetabolomics

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Pharmacology & ToxicologybioRxivPreprintJun 21, 2024

Long-term NMN treatment increases lifespan and healthspan in mice in a sex dependent manner

Alice E. Kane, Karthikeyani Chellappa, Michael B Schultz…·David A. Sinclair

This study shows that long-term NMN treatment improves healthspan and extends lifespan in female mice but not males, with sex-specific effects on metabolism and microbiome.

16 citations

mousemetagenomics

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