Impact of lifestyle on carotid vascular pathogenesis is mediated by the gut microbiome: A population-based analysis of gut microbiome in Chinese elderly
Abstract:Background The altered microbiota, considered as quantitative traits has also been identified to play pivotal roles in the host vascular physiology and might contribute to diseases. To understand the role of fecal microbiota on the vascular physiology in the healthy elderly population and how lifestyle such as diet and income shape the composition of host gut microbiota to further impact pathogenesis of carotid vascular diseases.Results We performed a population-based fecal metagenomic study over 569 elderly a… Show more
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