Decreased fat storage by Lactobacillus paracasei is associated with increased levels of angiopoietin-like 4 protein (ANGPTL4).

BACKGROUND: Intervention strategies for obesity are global issues that require immediate attention. One approach is to exploit the growing consensus that beneficial gut microbiota could be of use in intervention regimes. Our objective was to determine the mechanism by which the probiotic bacteria La...

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Main Authors: Linda Aronsson, Ying Huang, Paolo Parini, Marion Korach-André, Janet Håkansson, Jan-Åke Gustafsson, Sven Pettersson, Velmurugesan Arulampalam, Joseph Rafter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2948012?pdf=render