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Human Gut Bacteria Convert Endogenous Steroids into Host Cortisol Shuttle Inhibitors
Seraina O. Moser, Jasmine T. Walsh, Philipp M. Späne…·A. Sloan Devlin
The paper identifies gut bacteria-produced metabolites that inhibit HSD11B2, altering cortisol signaling and linking microbiome activity to blood pressure regulation.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.21.746344