Restructuring of the Gut Microbiome by Intermittent Fasting Prevents Retinopathy and Prolongs Survival in db/db Mice

• DOI: 10.2337/db18-0158
• Publication Date: 2018-04-30T13:55:26Z
• Authors: Eleni Beli; Yuanqing Yan; Leni Moldovan; Cristiano P. Vieira; Ruli Gao; Yaqian Duan; Ram Prasad; Ashay Bhatwadekar; Fletcher A. White; Steven D. Townsend; Luisa Chan; Caitlin N. Ryan; Daniel Morton; Emil G. Moldovan; Fang-I Chu; Gavin Y. Oudit; Hartmut Derendorf; Luciano Adorini; Xiaoxin X. Wang; Carmella Evans-Mo...; Raghavendra G. Mi...; Michael E. Boulton; Mervin C. Yoder; Qiuhong Li; Moshe Levi; Julia V. Busik; Maria B. Grant
• Keywords: Gut microbiome; Restructuring

Intermittent fasting (IF) protects against the development of metabolic diseases and cancer, but whether it can prevent diabetic microvascular complications is not known. In