Is predisposition to NAFLD and obesity communicable?

Matam Vijay-Kumar; Andrew T. Gewirtz

doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2012.03.013

Is predisposition to NAFLD and obesity communicable?

Matam Vijay-Kumar
, Andrew T. Gewirtz

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Abstract

A forthcoming article in Nature reveals that inflammasome deficiency disturbs gut microbiota and predisposes to diet-induced obesity and liver disease. The aberrant microbiota and its consequences could be transferred by cohousing mutant and wild-type mice, suggesting that some aspects of metabolic syndrome can be communicable.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	419-420
Number of pages	2
Journal	Cell Metabolism
Volume	15
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2012.03.013
State	Published - Apr 4 2012

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Physiology
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology

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