Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Avenue E. Mounier 73, B1.73.11, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Oct;12(10):553-4. doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2015.137. Epub 2015 Aug 18.
Modulation of the gut microbiota is one of the promising tools to tackle obesity. Chang and colleagues have recently shown that an extract of the mushroom Ganoderma lucidum, a traditional remedy in Asia, can reduce obesity in mice by modulating the gut microbiota, thereby exerting a prebiotic effect.
调节肠道微生物群是解决肥胖问题的有前途的工具之一。常教授及其同事最近表明,亚洲传统药物灵芝的提取物可以通过调节肠道微生物群来减少肥胖,从而发挥益生元的作用。