Gut microbiome research examining potential links between sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular risk invites readers into a lively news feature on recent animal-based studies.
Key Takeaways
- Knocking out the farnesoid X receptor markedly reduced arterial plaque formation in mice
- Microbially modified bile acids altered systemic signaling during simulated sleep apnea
- FXR deletion also stabilized the gut microbiome and fecal metabolome under hypoxia