Gut bacterium protects against atherosclerosis by degrading BCAAs

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 01 November 2022; doi:10.1038/s41569-022-00802-wA synthetic Ganoderma meroterpene derivative protects against obesity-associated atherosclerosis in mice by increasing the abundance of the gut commensal bacterium Parabacteroides merdae and increasing branched-chain amino acid degradation.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41569-022-00802-w

Source: Nature Reviews Cardiology - November 1, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Irene Fern ández-Ruiz Source Type: research

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