Taurine Makes Our Microbiota Stronger

Taurine Makes Our Microbiota Stronger

Our gut microbiota is known as an efficient barrier for infection; however, the physiological processes involved are poorly understood. Stacy et al. recently shed light on the key contribution of taurine to the trainable resistance of the gut microbiota to infection. This represents a groundbreaking...

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Veröffentlicht in:Trends in endocrinology and metabolism 2021-05, Vol.32 (5), p.259-261
Hauptverfasser: Collard, Jean-Marc, Sansonetti, Philippe, Papon, Nicolas
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Humans
Life Sciences
Microbiota
Taurine
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Zusammenfassung:Our gut microbiota is known as an efficient barrier for infection; however, the physiological processes involved are poorly understood. Stacy et al. recently shed light on the key contribution of taurine to the trainable resistance of the gut microbiota to infection. This represents a groundbreaking advance for future microbiota-based therapeutics.
ISSN:1043-2760
1879-3061
DOI:10.1016/j.tem.2021.02.006