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Aromatase
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Cephalosporins
Cephalosporins are a class of beta-lactam antibiotics (five generations) that inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding penicillin-binding proteins. They are among the most prescribed antibiotic classes and among the most disruptive to the gut microbiome.
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Endocrine Disruptors
Exogenous chemicals that interfere with hormone synthesis, secretion, transport, binding, or elimination, mimicking or blocking endogenous hormones at physiologically relevant concentrations. In the metallomics-microbiome framework, endocrine disruptors occupy a critica…
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Indoxyl Sulfate
Indoxyl sulfate (IS) is a protein-bound uremic toxin produced through a two-step process: gut bacteria convert dietary tryptophan to indole, which is then absorbed and sulfated by hepatic sulfotransferases (SULT1A1). IS exemplifies how dysbiosis-driven metabolite overpr…
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Iron-Sulfur Clusters
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Nitric Oxide
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Thyroid Autoimmunity
Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) -- hashimotos thyroiditis and graves disease -- are the most common organ-specific autoimmune conditions, affecting 5-10% of the global population. The thyroid gland sits at a remarkable intersection of metal biology and immune regula…
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Trimethylamine N-Oxide (TMAO)
A gut microbiome-derived metabolite that has emerged as one of the strongest microbial biomarkers for cardiovascular disease risk. TMAO exemplifies how microbial metabolism of dietary nutrients can generate systemically toxic products -- a fundamentally different paradi…
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Tryptamine
Tryptamine is a microbial decarboxylation product of tryptophan, produced by bacterial tryptophan decarboxylase (found in ruminococcus gnavus, Clostridium sporogenes, and others). It is a serotonin receptor agonist (particularly 5-HT4) that stimulates gut motility and f…
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Vitamin B12
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