Antibiotic-induced gut microbiota disruption promotes vascular calcification by reducing short-chain fatty acid acetate

• Main Authors: Shi-Yu Zeng (Author), Yi-Fu Liu (Author), Zhao-Lin Zeng (Author), Zhi-Bo Zhao (Author), Xi-Lin Yan (Author), Jie Zheng (Author), Wen-Hang Chen (Author), Zhen-Xing Wang (Author), Hui Xie (Author), Jiang-Hua Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Vascular calcification is a common vascular lesion associated with high morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular events. Antibiotics can disrupt the gut microbiota (GM) and have been shown to exacerbate or attenuate several human diseases. However, whether antibiotic-induced G...