Chronic Liver Inflammation Linked to Western Diet (IMAGE)

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Chronic Liver Inflammation Linked to Western Diet

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(A) Histology of control diet (CD) and Western diet (WD)-fed wild-type (WT) and FXR knockout (KO) mice of both genders. (B) Histology of antibiotic-treated male mice. Abx is a cocktail of antibiotics that provides broad-spectrum coverage. Vancomycin (Vcm) and polymyxin B (PolyB) cover Gram-positive and negative bacteria, respectively. (C) Relative abundance of cecal microbiota of CD and WD-fed WT as well as FXR KO mice of both genders. (D) Relative abundance of cecal microbiota of antibiotic-treated CD- and WD-fed FXR KO male mice. (Mean values are shown)

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The American Journal of Pathology

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