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Gut Microbial Metabolite TMAO Enhances Platelet Hyperreactivity and Thrombosis Risk.

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Gut microbes, through generation of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), directly contribute to platelet hyperreactivity and enhanced thrombosis potential, revealing a previously unrecognized mechanistic link between specific dietary nutrients, gut microbes, platelet function, and thromBosis risk.
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This article is published in Cell.The article was published on 2016-03-24 and is currently open access. It has received 1219 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Platelet activation & Trimethylamine N-oxide.

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Microbial Tryptophan Metabolism Tunes Host Immunity, Metabolism, and Extraintestinal Disorders

TL;DR: The importance of tryptophan-derived metabolites in host physiology is highlighted, and the recent findings on the role of tryPTophan catabolites in preserving intestinal homeostasis and fine-tuning immune and metabolic responses are summarized.
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TMAO and Gut Microbial-Derived Metabolites TML and γBB Are Not Associated with Thrombotic Risk in Patients with Venous Thromboembolism

TL;DR: Some correlations were found; however, they were mild or went in the opposite direction of what would be expected if TMAO and its derivatives were related to VTE risk, and no correlation was observed between these gut metabolites and platelet function parameters.
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An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest

TL;DR: It is demonstrated through metagenomic and biochemical analyses that changes in the relative abundance of the Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes affect the metabolic potential of the mouse gut microbiota and indicates that the obese microbiome has an increased capacity to harvest energy from the diet.
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The gut microbiota as an environmental factor that regulates fat storage

TL;DR: In this article, the authors found that conventionalization of adult germ-free C57BL/6 mice with a normal microbiota harvested from the distal intestine (cecum) of conventionally raised animals produces a 60% increase in body fat content and insulin resistance within 14 days despite reduced food intake.
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Gut flora metabolism of phosphatidylcholine promotes cardiovascular disease

TL;DR: Discovery of a relationship between gut-flora-dependent metabolism of dietary phosphatidylcholine and CVD pathogenesis provides opportunities for the development of new diagnostic tests and therapeutic approaches for atherosclerotic heart disease.
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Intestinal Microbial Metabolism of Phosphatidylcholine and Cardiovascular Risk

TL;DR: The production of TMAO from dietary phosphatidylcholine is dependent on metabolism by the intestinal microbiota and increased levels are associated with an increased risk of incident major adverse cardiovascular events.
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