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Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Signaling Mediates the Triglyceride-Lowering Action of Akkermansia muciniphila in Genetic-Induced Hyperlipidemia.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jul 2016
Shen Jing, Tong Xuedong, Sud Neetu, Khound Rituraj, Song Yongyan, Maldonado-Gomez Maria X, Walter Jens, Su Qiaozhu
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OBJECTIVE: Akkermansia muciniphila (A muciniphila) is a mucin-degrading bacterium that resides in the mucus layer whose abundance inversely correlates with body weight and the development of diabetes mellitus in mice and humans. The objective of this study was to explore the regulatory effect of A muciniphila on host lipoprotein metabolism, insulin sensitivity, and hepatic metabolic inflammation. APPROACH AND...
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