Gut Microbiota and Acylcarnitine Metabolites Connect the Beneficial Association between Estrogen and Lipid Metabolism Disorders in Ovariectomized Mice
Mengmeng Guo, Xi Cao, De Ji, Hui Xiong, Ting Zhang, Yujiang Wu, Langda Suo, Meng‐Hao Pan, Daniel Brügger, Yulin Chen, Ke Zhang, Baohua Ma
Abstract
Our findings establish a role for gut microbes in the progression of estrogen deficiency-induced lipid metabolism disorders and reveal key target bacteria that may have the potential to regulate acylcarnitine synthesis. These findings suggest a possible route for the use of microbes or acylcarnitine to regulate disorders of lipid metabolism induced by estrogen deficiency.
Topics & Concepts
Lipid metabolismEstrogenOvariectomized ratLipid Metabolism DisorderMetabolismBiologyEndocrinologyGut floraInternal medicineBiochemistryMedicineCholesterolBlood lipidsGut microbiota and healthPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies