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Intestinal Microbial Metabolites Are Linked to Severity of Myocardial Infarction in Rats.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Lam Vy, Su Jidong, Hsu Anna, Gross Garrett J, Salzman Nita H, Baker John E
Abstract excerpt
Intestinal microbiota determine severity of myocardial infarction in rats. We determined whether low molecular weight metabolites derived from intestinal microbiota and transported to the systemic circulation are linked to severity of myocardial infarction. Plasma from rats treated for seven days with the non-absorbed antibiotic vancomycin or a mixture of streptomycin, neomycin, polymyxin B and bacitracin was...
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