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Expert insights: The potential role of the gut microbiome‐bile acid‐brain axis in the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease and hepatic encephalopathy
5 Dec 2019
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Recent epidemiological and molecular studies have linked the disruption of cholesterol homeostasis to increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). Emerging evidence also suggests that brain cholesterol accumulation contributes to the progression of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) via bile acid (BA)-mediated effects on the farnesoid X receptor. In this perspective paper, we reviewed several recently...
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