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Targeted inhibition of gut microbial trimethylamine-N oxide production fosters regression of chronic kidney disease phenotypes
Key takeaways
This study in-human kidney cells found that targeting gut bacteria could slow kidney decline. It has not been tested in humans yet.
Who did this work
Joseph A. DiDonato (Cleveland Clinic) · Taylor L. Weeks (Cleveland Clinic) · Nilaksh Gupta (Cleveland Clinic) · Deepthi P. Mallela (Cleveland Clinic) · Jennifer A. Buffa (Cleveland Clinic) · Zeneng Wang (Cleveland Clinic) · Xinmin S. Li (Cleveland Clinic) · James T. Anderson (Cleveland Clinic) · Xiaoming Fu (Cleveland Clinic) · Naseer Sangwan (Cleveland Clinic) · Ina Nemet (Cleveland Clinic) · Scott J. Cameron (Cleveland Clinic)
Source
Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-11
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17956371