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. 2016 Nov;27(11):752-755.
doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2016.08.001. Epub 2016 Aug 20.

Estrogen and Microbiota Crosstalk: Should We Pay Attention?

Karen L Chen  1 , Zeynep Madak-Erdogan  2
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Estrogen and Microbiota Crosstalk: Should We Pay Attention?

Karen L Chen et al. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Nov.

Abstract

Recent advances have suggested that steroid hormones such as estrogens, and gut microbiota might synergize to influence obesity, diabetes, and cancer. We discuss recent knowledge of the interactions between estrogens and gut microbiota, and new insights that might offer new approaches to influence this crosstalk and improve metabolic outcomes.

Keywords: estrogen receptor; estrogens; hormone replacement therapy; isoflavones; metabolism; microbiome.

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