In the latest paper from our group, first author Kassem Makki and colleagues are demonstrating how fiber supplementation increases microbial production of 6a-hydroxylated bile acids, which improve glucose metabolism through tgr5 induced GLP1 production. It was published with Open Access in Gut, online.
Wallenberg Laboratory/Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Bruna Stråket 16, level 2/3
SE-413 45 Göteborg
SWEDEN
Wallenberg Laboratory/Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Bruna Stråket 16, level 2/3
SE-413 45 Göteborg
You can also reach our Lab via the main entrance at Sahlgrenska Hospital,
Blå Stråket 5, Entrance H
Our research group takes a translational research approach to investigate how the gut microbiota contributes to cardiometabolic disease.
We aim to increase the knowledge of the metagenome and explore how metabolites interacts in the processes for developing T2D and CVD.
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