Evaluation of the gut microbiota after metformin intervention in children with obesity: A metagenomic study of a randomized controlled trial

Evaluation of the gut microbiota after metformin intervention in children with obesity: A metagenomic study of a randomized controlled trial

Background: Metformin, a first-line oral antidiabetic agent that has shown promising results in terms of treating childhood and adolescent obesity, might influence the composition of the gut microbiota. We aimed to evaluate whether the gut microbiota of non-diabetic children with obesity changes afte...

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Main Authors: Belén Pastor-Villaescusa, Julio Plaza-Díaz, Alejandro Egea-Zorrilla, Rosaura Leis, Gloria Bueno, Raúl Hoyos, Rocío Vázquez-Cobela, Miriam Latorre, María Dolores Cañete, Javier Caballero-Villarraso, Ángel Gil, Ramón Cañete, Concepción María Aguilera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
Subjects:
Metformin
Microbiota
Children population
Pubertal stage
Obesity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S075333222031310X

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