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Sphingolipids produced by gut bacteria enter host metabolic pathways impacting ceramide levels

Authors :
Elizabeth L. Johnson
Stacey L. Heaver
Jillian L. Waters
Benjamin I. Kim
Alexis Bretin
Andrew L. Goodman
Andrew T. Gewirtz
Tilla S. Worgall
Ruth E. Ley
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2020.

Abstract

Ceramides are a type of sphingolipid (SL) that have been shown to play a role in several metabolic disorders. Here, the authors investigate the effect of SL-production by gut Bacteroides on host SL homeostasis and show that microbiome-derived SLs enter host circulation and alter ceramide production.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.946ac4716d946b782e0ae26fb93f95f
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16274-w