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SUBMITTER: Wortelboer K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10497675 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wortelboer Koen K de Jonge Patrick A PA Scheithauer Torsten P M TPM Attaye Ilias I Kemper E Marleen EM Nieuwdorp Max M Herrema Hilde H
Nature communications 20230912 1
Bacteriophages (phages) are bacterial viruses that have been shown to shape microbial communities. Previous studies have shown that faecal virome transplantation can decrease weight gain and normalize blood glucose tolerance in diet-induced obese mice. Therefore, we performed a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled pilot study in which 24 individuals with metabolic syndrome were randomised to a faecal filtrate transplantation (FFT) from a lean healthy donor (n = 12) or placebo (n = 12). T ...[more]