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Assessing the Viability of a Synthetic Bacterial Consortium on the In Vitro Gut Host-microbe Interface
Published on: July 4, 2018
[Oral microbiota and liver]
Sylvie Lê1, Matthieu Minty1, Émile Boyer2
1Département dentaire, université Paul Sabatier III (UPS), Toulouse, France - Service d'odontologie Toulouse, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France - UMR1297 Inserm, équipe InCOMM (Intestine ClinicOmics Metabolism & Microbiota), Institut des maladies métaboliques et cardiovasculaires (I2MC), université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
Abstract:
The liver has many important biological functions for the body, as it is involved in the storage and distribution of nutrients (carbohydrates to glycogen, lipids to triglycerides), the digestion of fats, the synthesis of blood proteins, and the detoxification of alcohol and drugs. The liver can be affected by various diseases such as viral or drug-induced hepatitis, fibrosis and cirrhosis, in which damaged hepatocytes are progressively replaced by scar tissue.
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