A polyphenol-rich cranberry extract protects from diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance and intestinal inflammation in association with increased <i>Akkermansia</i> spp. population in the gut microbiota of mice

F Anhê, Fernando; Roy, Denis; Pilon, Geneviève; Dudonné, Stéphanie; Matamoros, Sébastien; V Varin, Thibault; Garofalo, Carole; Moine, Quentin; Desjardins, Yves; Levy, Emile; Marette, André

doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2014-307142

Public

A polyphenol-rich cranberry extract protects from diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance and intestinal inflammation in association with increased Akkermansia spp. population in the gut microbiota of mice

Shared by NobleBlocks on Jul 28, 2014 • 12:00 AM UTC

Authors:

Fernando F Anhê

Denis Roy

Geneviève Pilon

Abstract

Objective The increasing prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) demonstrates the failure of conventional treatments to curb these diseases. The gut microbiota has been put forward as a key player in the pathophysiology of diet-induced T2D. Importantly, cranberry ( Vaccinium macrocarpon Aito...

Research Assistant

AI chat, annotations, notes & similar papers

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!