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A gut microbial odd-chain fatty acid alleviates atherosclerosis in mice


The administration of Bacteroides uniformis in mice can mitigate atherosclerosis via pentadecanoic acid, which directly inhibits HMG-CoA reductase to promote hepatic cholesterol clearance.

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