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Microbial regulation of cholesterol homeostasis

Nature Microbiology volume 7, pages 1327–1328 (2022)Cite this article

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Commensal gut bacteria harbour sulfotransferases that metabolize cholesterol and some steroid hormones to produce bacterially derived signals that influence host phenotypes.

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Fig. 1: Commensal gut microbes shape cholesterol homeostasis.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Lerner Research Institute of the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    William J. Massey & J. Mark Brown

  2. Center for Microbiome and Human Health, Lerner Research Institute of the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    William J. Massey & J. Mark Brown

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Massey, W.J., Brown, J.M. Microbial regulation of cholesterol homeostasis. Nat Microbiol 7, 1327–1328 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-022-01186-w

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