Bile acids and the gut microbiota: metabolic interactions and impacts on disease

SL Collins, JG Stine, JE Bisanz, CD Okafor… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite decades of bile acid research, diverse biological roles for bile acids have been
discovered recently due to developments in understanding the human microbiota. As …

Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus: connections in epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatments

R Ruze, T Liu, X Zou, J Song, Y Chen, R Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The prevalence of obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM) has been consistently increasing
worldwide. Sharing powerful genetic and environmental features in their pathogenesis …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota-derived bile acids in intestinal immunity, inflammation, and tumorigenesis

J Cai, L Sun, FJ Gonzalez - Cell host & microbe, 2022 - cell.com
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colorectal cancer (CRC) are heterogeneous intestinal
diseases that threaten the health of an increasing number of individuals as their lifestyles …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in Alzheimer's disease and its pharmaceutical potential

L Gao, Y Zhang, K Sterling, W Song - Translational neurodegeneration, 2022 - Springer
Synaptic abnormalities are a cardinal feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that are known to
arise as the disease progresses. A growing body of evidence suggests that pathological …

Microbial transformations of human bile acids

DV Guzior, RA Quinn - Microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Bile acids play key roles in gut metabolism, cell signaling, and microbiome composition.
While the liver is responsible for the production of primary bile acids, microbes in the gut …

Gut microbial metabolites as multi-kingdom intermediates

KA Krautkramer, J Fan, F Bäckhed - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 - nature.com
The gut microbiota contributes to host physiology through the production of a myriad of
metabolites. These metabolites exert their effects within the host as signalling molecules and …

Targeted therapeutics and novel signaling pathways in non-alcohol-associated fatty liver/steatohepatitis (NAFL/NASH)

X Xu, KL Poulsen, L Wu, S Liu, T Miyata… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Non-alcohol-associated fatty liver/steatohepatitis (NAFL/NASH) has become the leading
cause of liver disease worldwide. NASH, an advanced form of NAFL, can be progressive …

Bile acids as modulators of gut microbiota composition and function

AB Larabi, HLP Masson, AJ Bäumler - Gut Microbes, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Changes in the composition of gut-associated microbial communities are associated with
many human illnesses, but the factors driving dysbiosis remain incompletely understood …

Bile acid metabolism and signaling, the microbiota, and metabolic disease

J Cai, B Rimal, C Jiang, JYL Chiang… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The diversity, composition, and function of the bacterial community inhabiting the human
gastrointestinal tract contributes to host health through its role in producing energy or …

Impact of bacterial metabolites on gut barrier function and host immunity: a focus on bacterial metabolism and its relevance for intestinal inflammation

N Gasaly, P De Vos, MA Hermoso - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The diverse and dynamic microbial community of the human gastrointestinal tract plays a
vital role in health, with gut microbiota supporting the development and function of the gut …