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Research advance in the relationship between the gut microbiota and obesity |
ZHAO Li-Ping, FEI Na |
School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China |
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Abstract Accumulating evidence indicates that the gut microbiota is closely linked with the development of obesity , insulin resistance and other metabolic diseases, with the detailed molecular mechanism being elucidated.The gut microbiota can not only regulate energy metabolism and promote excessive fat accumulation,but also act as one of the predisposing factors for driving the host systemic, low-grade chronic inflammationand subsequent insulin resistance and other metabolic disorders. The gut microbiota may become a new target for the prevention and treatment of obesity.
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Received: 03 June 2013
Published: 25 June 2013
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Corresponding Authors:
ZHAO Li-Ping
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