Journal
GUT MICROBES
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages 253-264Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2020.1717719
Keywords
Diabetes; inflammation; microbiota metformin; dietary fiber
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases [DK099071]
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Advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) have revealed a role for gut microbiota dysbiosis in driving this disease. This suggests the possibility that approaches to restore a healthy host-microbiota relationship might be a means of ameliorating T2D. Indeed, recent studies indicate that many currently used treatments for T2D are reported to impact gut microbiota composition. Such changes in gut microbiota may mediate and/or reflect the efficacy of these interventions. This article outlines the rationale for considering the microbiota as a central determent of development of T2D and, moreover, reviews evidence that impacting microbiota might be germane to amelioration of T2D, both in terms of understanding mechanisms that mediate efficacy of exiting T2D therapies and in developing novel treatments for this disorder.
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