High fat diet-induced gut microbiota exacerbates inflammation and obesity in mice via the TLR4 signaling pathway.

While it is widely accepted that obesity is associated with low-grade systemic inflammation, the molecular origin of the inflammation remains unknown. Here, we investigated the effect of endotoxin-induced inflammation via TLR4 signaling pathway at both systemic and intestinal levels in response to a...

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Main Authors: Kyung-Ah Kim, Wan Gu, In-Ah Lee, Eun-Ha Joh, Dong-Hyun Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3473013?pdf=render