Gut microbiota and the pathogenesis of insulin resistance

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 154-159

  Delzenne, Nathalie M ^a   Cani, Patrice D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Gut; Gut microbiota; Inflammation; Lipopolysaccharides; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; BUTYRIC ACID; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

CALORIC INTAKE; DIABETES CONTROL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTOXEMIA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; METAGENOME; PREBIOTICS;

EID: 79955896909     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-011-0191-1     Document Type: Review

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