Gut microbiota as a regulator of energy homeostasis and ectopic fat deposition: mechanisms and implications for metabolic disorders

Musso, Giovanni; Gambino, Roberto; Cassader, Maurizio

doi:10.1097/mol.0b013e3283347ebb

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Gut microbiota as a regulator of energy homeostasis and ectopic fat deposition: mechanisms and implications for metabolic disorders

Published in Current Opinion in Lipidology • Jan 23, 2010

Authors:

Giovanni Musso

Roberto Gambino

Maurizio Cassader

Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To examine the role of gut microbiota in the regulation of host energy homeostasis and its role in the pathogenesis of obesity, diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). RECENT FINDINGS: Experimental models highlight several mechanisms connecting gut microbiota to hos...

Subject

Gut flora

Energy homeostasis

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

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