Gut Microbes Controlling Blood Sugar: No Fire Required!
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Abstract
The gut microbiota plays an important role for the absorption of nutrients and the maintenance of metabolism, potentially impacting the development of human metabolic disorders such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. In this issue of Cell Metabolism, Krisko et al. (2020) demonstrate that the gut microbiota regulates glucose homeostasis solely via hepatic gluconeogenesis and not via thermogenic adipose tissue as suggested previously.
Medical subject headings
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome
- Microbiota