Food withdrawal alters the gut microbiota and metabolome in mice
Zheng X, Zhou K, Zhang Y, Han X, Zhao A, Liu J, Qu C, Ge K, Huang F, Hernandez B, Yu H, Panee J, Chen T, Jia W, Jia W. Food withdrawal alters the gut microbiota and metabolome in mice. The FASEB Journal 2018, 32: 4878-4888. PMID: 29620942, PMCID: PMC9292403, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201700614r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietFood withdrawalGut microbiotaObese miceWithdrawal altersAbundance of microbesHost metabolic changesFree fatty acid metabolismBeneficial effectsNormal chow groupAbundance of metabolitesNormal lean miceFatty acid metabolismPathogenic ProteobacteriaMolecular mechanismsBranched-chain amino acidsHost serum metabolomeChain amino acidsCecal microbiomeAmino acidsHFD groupHFD miceDietary interventionLean miceNormal mice