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Jacques Amar

Researcher at French Institute of Health and Medical Research

Publications -  111
Citations -  11404

Jacques Amar is an academic researcher from French Institute of Health and Medical Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Blood pressure & Population. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 108 publications receiving 9854 citations. Previous affiliations of Jacques Amar include University of Toulouse & Paul Sabatier University.

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Metabolic endotoxemia initiates obesity and insulin resistance

TL;DR: It is concluded that the LPS/CD14 system sets the tone of insulin sensitivity and the onset of diabetes and obesity and lowering plasma LPS concentration could be a potent strategy for the control of metabolic diseases.
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Energy intake is associated with endotoxemia in apparently healthy men

TL;DR: Experimental data suggest that fat was more efficient in transporting bacterial LPS from the gut lumen into the bloodstream, and a link between food intake and plasma LPS was found in this large sample of healthy men.
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Comprehensive description of blood microbiome from healthy donors assessed by 16S targeted metagenomic sequencing.

TL;DR: The objective of this study was to provide a comprehensive description of the microbiome present in different fractions of the blood of healthy individuals.