Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

Gut microbiota mediates intermittent-fasting alleviation of diabetes-induced cognitive impairment

  • Zhigang Liu,
  • Xiaoshuang Dai,
  • Hongbo Zhang,
  • Renjie Shi,
  • Yan Hui,
  • Xin Jin,
  • Wentong Zhang,
  • Luanfeng Wang,
  • Qianxu Wang,
  • Danna Wang,
  • Jia Wang,
  • Xintong Tan,
  • Bo Ren,
  • Xiaoning Liu,
  • Tong Zhao,
  • Jiamin Wang,
  • Junru Pan,
  • Tian Yuan,
  • Chuanqi Chu,
  • Lei Lan,
  • Fei Yin,
  • Enrique Cadenas,
  • Lin Shi,
  • Shancen Zhao,
  • Xuebo Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14676-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Intermittent fasting (IF) has been shown beneficial in reducing metabolic diseases. Here, using a multi-omics approach in a T2D mouse model, the authors report that IF alters the composition of the gut microbiota and improves metabolic phenotypes that correlate with cognitive behavior.