A member of the gut mycobiota modulates host purine metabolism exacerbating colitis in mice

Tyson R. Chiaro, Ray Soto, W. Zac Stephens, Jason L. Kubinak, Charisse Petersen, Lasha Gogokhia, Rickesha Bell, Julio C. Delgado, James E. Cox, Warren P. Voth,

Science Translational Medicine · 2017 · 228 citations · 44 references

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in mice. In addition, we found a positive correlation between elevated uric acid and anti-yeast antibodies in human sera. Thus, yeast in the gut may be able to potentiate metabolite production that negatively affects the course of inflammatory bowel disease.

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