Longitudinal comparison of Streptococcus mutans-induced aggravation of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice

Background: We previously reported that intravenous administration of Streptococcus mutans strain TW871 caused typical non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-like findings in a high-fat diet (HFD) mouse model at 16 weeks after initiating the experiment. Objective: The purpose of the present study was...

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Main Authors: Shuhei Naka, Kaoruko Wato, Rina Hatakeyama, Rena Okawa, Ryota Nomura, Kazuhiko Nakano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2018.1428005