High Fat Diet Alters Gut Microbiota and the Expression of Paneth Cell-Antimicrobial Peptides Preceding Changes of Circulating Inflammatory Cytokines

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Effect of high fat diet and time course of feeding on the composition of gut microflora. Based on the data of 4 phyla (a) and 8 genera (b) examined, the gut microflora were significantly altered after 8 wk feeding of a high fat diet, and no significantly alterations occurred for further high fat consumption. means there were significant changes () between HF and LF groups.

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