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Altered intestinal microbiota–host mitochondria crosstalk in new onset Crohn’s disease

Authors :
Walid Mottawea
Cheng-Kang Chiang
Marcus Mühlbauer
Amanda E. Starr
James Butcher
Turki Abujamel
Shelley A. Deeke
Annette Brandel
Hu Zhou
Shadi Shokralla
Mehrdad Hajibabaei
Ruth Singleton
Eric I. Benchimol
Christian Jobin
David R. Mack
Daniel Figeys
Alain Stintzi
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

Crohn’s disease is associated with altered intestinal microbiota. Here, the authors show that the microbe Atopobium parvulumis associated with Crohn’s disease patients, triggers colitis in a mouse model, and that scavenging microbe-induced hydrogen sulfide improved symptoms in mice.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4c6883f1b92a41c686eb0855792ce2fa
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13419