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Manipulating the gut microbiome to decrease uremic toxins.
Kidney international - 1 Mar 2017
Yacoub Rabi, Wyatt Christina M
Abstract excerpt
The uremic solute indoxyl sulfate has been associated with increased mortality and other adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease. In a recent study published in Cell Host & Microbe, Devlin et al. describe a novel approach to alter the production of indoxyl sulfate through manipulation of the gut microbiota. Although this approach is far from clinical application, it may allow investigators to...
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