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ArticleGut microbes2025

Programmable probiotic consortium employ an oleic acid-inducible system to sense and degrade cholesterol in high-fat diet mice.

Qi Yang, Wei Xiang, Aman Khan, El-Sayed Salama, Sourabh Kulshreshtha, Jing Ji, Ying Wu, Xiangkai Li

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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 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Qi YangGansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environment Pollution, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China.ORCID 0009-0005-2459-5058
Wei XiangGansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environment Pollution, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China.
Aman KhanCollege of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, P.R. China.
El-Sayed SalamaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Sourabh KulshreshthaSchool of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, India.
Jing JiGansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environment Pollution, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China.
Ying WuGansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environment Pollution, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China.
Xiangkai LiGansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environment Pollution, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China.ORCID 0000-0003-2931-7565

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High cholesterol is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and current treatment strategies primarily focus on inhibiting cholesterol synthesis and reducing cholesterol absorption. Engineered synthetic consortia are emerging as a promising alternative for lowering cholesterol level and improving cardiovascular health. In this study,

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CholesterolEscherichia coliOleic AcidProbioticsAnimalsDiet, High-FatGastrointestinal MicrobiomeMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLCholesterolOleic Acidcholesterolengineered probioticshigh-fat dietlipid metabolismSynthetic biology

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PMID40650420
PMCPMC12258189

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