Dietary manipulation of intestinal microbes prolongs survival in a mouse model of Hirschsprung disease
Naomi E. Butler Tjaden, Megan J. Liou, Sophie E. Sax, Nejia Lassoued, Meng Lou, Sabine Schneider, Katherine Beigel, Joshua D. Eisenberg, Emma Loeffler, Sierra E. Anderson, Guang Yan, Lev Litichevskiy, Lenka Dohnalová, Yixuan Zhu, Daniela Min Jing Che Jin, , Robert O. Heuckeroth
This study shows that diet can significantly affect survival in a mouse model of Hirschsprung disease by altering gut microbes, metabolites, and epithelial gene expression.
bioRxiv · Feb 10, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology