Gut Microbiota: A Target for Heavy Metal Toxicity and a Probiotic Protective Strategy
Hui Duan, Leilei Yu, Fengwei Tian, Qixiao Zhai, Liuping Fan, Wei Chen
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- 2020
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- Science of the Total Environment
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Frames the bidirectional relationship between metals and dysbiosis: metals drive dysbiosis, and dysbiosis impairs metal detoxification—a positive feedback loop central to WikiBiome's pathophysiology model. Critical for understanding why probiotic intervention (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium) can interrupt metal-driven disease across autism, allergies, and metabolic conditions.
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