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Function of Akkermansia muciniphila in obesity: interactions with lipid metabolism, immune response and gut systems

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Xu, Yu, Wang, Ning, Tan, Hor-Yue, Li, Sha, Zhang, Cheng, Feng, Yibin·2020·Frontiers in Microbiology

Abstract

Obesity and its metabolic syndrome, including liver disorders and type 2 diabetes, are a worldwide epidemic and intimately linked to diet. The gut microbiota interaction has been pointed out as a hot topic research at treating obesity and related metabolic diseases by influencing energy metabolism and immune system. In terms of the novel identified beneficial microbes, Akkermansia muciniphila (A.muciniphila ) is colonized in the mucosa layer of the gut and modulates basal metabolism. A.muciniphila is consistently correlated with obesity. The causal beneficial impact on A.muciniphila-treated obesity is coming to light, which is proved by a variety of animal models and human studies. A.muciniphila has been characterized as a beneficial player in body metabolism and create a great expectation for treatments of the metabolic disorders associated with obesity, as well as considered as new generation therapeutic agents. This paper aimed to was to investigate the underlying basic mechanism of A.muciniphila-related obesity and host interactions in recent discoveries, facilitating to establish the causal relationship in human and the A.muciniphila-associated therapeutic supplement.

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Authors
Xu, Y., Wang, N., Tan, H.-Y., Li, S., Zhang, C., & Feng, Y.
Affiliations
University of Hong Kong (HK)
Corresponding author
Feng, Yibin
Venue
Frontiers in Microbiology
Published
2020-02-21
Volume
11
Pages
219-219
ISSN
1664-302X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3008005014
Cited by
420
References
112
Citations by year
2026: 32 · 2025: 56 · 2024: 61 · 2023: 74 · 2022: 106 · 2021: 66 · 2020: 25
FWCI
6.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Frontiers in Microbiology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
University of Hong Kong (104003919, 104004092, 200007008)
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 › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
Keywords
Akkermansia muciniphila, obesity, gut microbiota, lipid metabolism, immune response, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, liver disease, mucosa, energy metabolism, probiotic therapy, host-microbe interactions

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