Abstract
Cigarette smoking is considered a risk factor for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In a study recently published in Nature, Chen et al. unveiled a mechanistic role of nicotine in NAFLD progression. In addition, they identified a gut bacterium Bacteroides xylanisolvens that can reduce intestinal nicotine levels, and thus improve nicotine-induced NAFLD phenotypes in mice.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | loac033 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Life Metabolism |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Feb 2023 |