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Butyrate Ameliorates Graves' Orbitopathy Through Regulating Orbital Fibroblast Phenotypes and Gut Microbiota.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 3 Mar 2025
Ouyang Pingbo, Qi Jia, Tong Boding, Li Yunping, Cao Jiamin, Wang Lujue, Niu Tongxin, Qi Xin
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Purpose: Graves' orbitopathy (GO), the common extrathyroidal complication of Graves' disease (GD), is characterized by orbital fibroblast stimulation, adipogenesis, and hyaluronan production. Recently, gut microbiota and its metabolites have garnered attention for their possible involvement in GO. Methods: This study utilized an animal model of GO and examined the effects of butyrate treatment on orbital...
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