Fecal transplant to mitigate hyperammonemia and hepatic encephalopathy in animal models

Dae Joong Kang; Phillip B Hylemon; Jasmohan S Bajaj

2015, Number 5

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Ann Hepatol 2015; 14 (5)

Fecal transplant to mitigate hyperammonemia and hepatic encephalopathy in animal models

Joong KD, Hylemon PB, Bajaj JS

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Language: English
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The paper by Shen, et al. reports on efforts to engineer the gut microbiota to treat hyperammonemia by decreasing the levels of urease positive gut bacteria. After treatment of mice with oral antibiotics and PEG to deplete indigenous bacteria, mice were inoculated with a consortium of 8 bacteria with low urease gene content.

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