Case-Study: Specialized Metabolites Influence Gut Bacteria to Burn Calories and Prevent Weight Gain in the Host
Time: 4:00 pm
day: PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP TRACK PM 2
Details:
- Outlining how use of xenobiotics induces weight gain in humans through influences on gut flora
- Exploring how an animal model for risperidone-induced weight gain led to the discovery that gut bacteria display reduced metabolic rates, corresponding to the observed weight gain by the host
- Identifying a bacterial specialized metabolite that prevents xenobiotic induced weight gain and may promote weight loss for diet induced obesity
