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Prebiotics, Probiotics, FMT / Manipulators of the Intestinal Microbiota

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Akkermansia muciniphila MucT TM & Intestinal Mucosal Barrier / Mucus Layer

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It was initially discovered that A. muciniphila Muc T can improve gut barrier function by restoring the mucus layer thickness in mice as well as the intestinal expression of the antimicrobial peptide Reg3g, which are both altered during obesity and metabolic disorders
Everard et al. 2013 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 110: 9066-9071

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Administration of Akkermansia muciniphila ameliorates dextran sulfate sodiuminduced ulcerative colitis in mice
Bian et al. 2019 Front. Microbiol. 10: 2259
An increase in the Akkermansia spp. population induced by metformin treatment improves glucose homeostasis in diet-induced obese mice.
Shin et al. 2014 Gut 63: 727-35
Cross-talk between Akkermansia muciniphila and intestinal epithelium controls diet-induced adiposity/obesity
Everard et al. 2013 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 110: 9066-9071
Strain-specific anti-inflamm properties of two Akkermansia muciniphila strains on chronic colitis in mice
Zhai et al. 2019a Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 9: 239

7/1/2026