examined the effects of bile acids on energy expenditure in mice, and in cultured mouse and human cells. The team found that administering cholic acid—a bile acid—to mice on a high-fat diet ...

There are trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, and we are starting to learn more about the exact mechanisms ...

We have, therefore, developed a BAAT knockout mouse in our lab that lacks these taurine- and glycine-conjugated bile acids. By introducing MCBAs to the guts of these BAAT knockout mice ...