Research Article Details

Article ID: A24795
PMID: 22482724
Source: Cell Metab
Title: Is predisposition to NAFLD and obesity communicable?
Abstract: A forthcoming article in Nature reveals that inflammasome deficiency disturbs gut microbiota and predisposes to diet-induced obesity and liver disease. The aberrant microbiota and its consequences could be transferred by cohousing mutant and wild-type mice, suggesting that some aspects of metabolic syndrome can be communicable (Henao-Mejia et al., 2012).
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2012.03.013