A high-fat diet is associated with endotoxemia that originates from the gut
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Endotoxemia, characterized by an excess of circulating bacterial wall lipopolysaccharide, is associated with systemic inflammation and the metabolic syndrome. Placing 8 healthy subjects on a Western-style diet for 1 month induced a 71% increase in plasma levels of endotoxin activity (endotoxemia), whereas a prudent-style diet reduced levels by 31%. The Western-style diet might, therefore, contribute to endotoxemia by causing changes in gastrointestinal barrier function or the composition of the microbiota. Endotoxemia might also develop in individuals with gastrointestinal barrier impairment. Therapeutic reagents that reduce endotoxemia might reduce systemic inflammation in patients with gastrointestinal diseases or metabolic syndrome.
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- Authors
- Pendyala, S., Walker, J. M., & Holt, P. R.
- Affiliations
- Rockefeller University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Holt, Peter R.
- Venue
- Gastroenterology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-05
- Volume
- 142
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1100-1101.e2
- ISSN
- 0016-5085 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3978718
- OpenAlex
- W2035885128
- Cited by
- 546
- References
- 15
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- FWCI
- 12.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Gastroenterology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Cleveland, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University (5UL1 RR024143-5)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Response and Inflammation
- Keywords
- endotoxemia, high-fat diet, Western diet, prudent diet, lipopolysaccharide, intestinal barrier, gut microbiota, systemic inflammation, metabolic syndrome, dietary intervention
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Permeability, Endotoxemia, Gastrointestinal Tract, Diet, High-Fat
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