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SUBMITTER: Kiouptsi K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6255953 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
British journal of pharmacology 20180925 24
The commensal gut microbiota is an environmental factor that has been implicated in the development of cardiovascular disease. The development of atherosclerotic lesions is largely influenced not only by the microbial-associated molecular patterns of the gut microbiota but also by the meta-organismal trimethylamine N-oxide pathway. Recent studies have described a role for the gut microbiota in platelet activation and arterial thrombosis. This review summarizes the results from gnotobiotic mouse ...[more]