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Early diabetes-like phenotypes in germ-free mice induced by gut microbiota from patients with type 2 diabetes.
Animal models and experimental medicine - 1 Jun 2026
Feng Jianghao, Liu Xing, Zhu Hua, Yang Yun, Liu Wei, Jiang Xiaoliang, Yang Zhiwei
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BACKGROUND: The contribution of gut microbiota to the early stage of type 2 diabetes (T2D) remains incompletely understood. This study established a germ-free mouse model colonized with gut microbiota from donors with T2D to determine whether diabetes-associated microbiota could induce early diabetes-like phenotypes. METHODS: Human fecal samples were collected from 18 healthy donors and 14 donors with T2D for...
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