Gut microbiota mediates intermittent-fasting alleviation of diabetes-induced cognitive impairment

Intermittent fasting (IF) has been shown beneficial in reducing metabolic diseases. Here, using a multi-omics approach in a T2D mouse model, the authors report that IF alters the composition of the gut microbiota and improves metabolic phenotypes that correlate with cognitive behavior.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhigang Liu, Xiaoshuang Dai, Hongbo Zhang, Renjie Shi, Yan Hui, Xin Jin, Wentong Zhang, Luanfeng Wang, Qianxu Wang, Danna Wang, Jia Wang, Xintong Tan, Bo Ren, Xiaoning Liu, Tong Zhao, Jiamin Wang, Junru Pan, Tian Yuan, Chuanqi Chu, Lei Lan, Fei Yin, Enrique Cadenas, Lin Shi, Shancen Zhao, Xuebo Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14676-4