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. 2020 Jul;17(7):385.
doi: 10.1038/s41569-020-0396-6.

Improved gut microbiota profile in individuals with obesity taking statins

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Improved gut microbiota profile in individuals with obesity taking statins

Gregory B Lim. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2020 Jul.
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  • Statin therapy is associated with lower prevalence of gut microbiota dysbiosis.
    Vieira-Silva S, Falony G, Belda E, Nielsen T, Aron-Wisnewsky J, Chakaroun R, Forslund SK, Assmann K, Valles-Colomer M, Nguyen TTD, Proost S, Prifti E, Tremaroli V, Pons N, Le Chatelier E, Andreelli F, Bastard JP, Coelho LP, Galleron N, Hansen TH, Hulot JS, Lewinter C, Pedersen HK, Quinquis B, Rouault C, Roume H, Salem JE, Søndertoft NB, Touch S; MetaCardis Consortium; Dumas ME, Ehrlich SD, Galan P, Gøtze JP, Hansen T, Holst JJ, Køber L, Letunic I, Nielsen J, Oppert JM, Stumvoll M, Vestergaard H, Zucker JD, Bork P, Pedersen O, Bäckhed F, Clément K, Raes J. Vieira-Silva S, et al. Nature. 2020 May;581(7808):310-315. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2269-x. Epub 2020 May 6. Nature. 2020. PMID: 32433607

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    1. Vieira-Silva, S. et al. Statin therapy is associated with lower prevalence of gut microbiota dysbiosis. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2269-x (2020) - DOI - PubMed
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