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ArticleGut microbes2025

The microbiota-derived bile acid taurodeoxycholic acid improves hepatic cholesterol levels in mice with cancer cachexia.

Morgane M Thibaut, Martin Roumain, Edwige Piron, Justine Gillard, Axelle Loriot, Audrey M Neyrinck, Julie Rodriguez, Isabelle Massart, Jean-Paul Thissen, Joshua R Huot and 5 more

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Article in Gut microbes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Cancer cachexia: molecular basis and therapeutic advances.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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  14. Hallmarks of Cancer Cachexia: Sexual Dimorphism in Related Pathways.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Morgane M ThibautMetabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Martin RoumainMetabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Edwige PironMetabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Justine GillardMetabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Axelle LoriotComputational Biology and Bioinformatics Unit (CBIO), de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Audrey M NeyrinckMetabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9435-3338
Julie RodriguezMetabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Isabelle MassartEndocrinology, Diabetology and Nutrition Department, Institut de Recherches Expérimentales et Cliniques, UCLouvain, Université catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
Jean-Paul ThissenEndocrinology, Diabetology and Nutrition Department, Institut de Recherches Expérimentales et Cliniques, UCLouvain, Université catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
Joshua R HuotDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Fabrizio PinDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Andrea BonettoDepartment of Pathology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Nathalie M DelzenneMetabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2115-6082
Giulio G MuccioliBioanalysis and Pharmacology of Bioactive Lipids Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Laure B BindelsMetabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-3747-3234

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alterations in bile acid profile and pathways contribute to hepatic inflammation in cancer cachexia, a syndrome worsening the prognosis of cancer patients. As the gut microbiota impinges on host metabolism through bile acids, the current study aimed to explore the functional contribution of gut microbial dysbiosis to bile acid dysmetabolism and associated disorders in cancer cachexia. Using three mouse models of cancer cachexia (the C26, MC38 and HCT116 models), we evidenced a reduction in the hepatic levels of several secondary bile acids, mainly taurodeoxycholic (TDCA). This reduction in hepatic TDCA occurred before the appearance of cachexia. Longitudinal analysis of the gut microbiota pinpointed an ASV, identified as

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Bile Acids and SaltsCachexiaCholesterolGastrointestinal MicrobiomeLiverAnimalsBacteriaDisease Models, AnimalDysbiosisHumansMaleMiceNeoplasmsBile Acids and SaltsCholesterol12-alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase7-alpha-dehydroxylation activity7-alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenasebile acidsCancer cachexiacholesterolcolorectal cancergut microbiotalivermuscle atrophyXylanibacter

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PMID39780051
PMCPMC11730681

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