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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and the Gut Microbiome: The Effects of Gut Microbial Metabolites on NAFLD Progression in a 2-Organ Human-on-a-Chip Model

Using a novel, adipose-liver, two-organ, human-on-a-chip system, the metabolic disease non-alcoholic fatty liver disease was modeled. This model was then used to test the effects of the gut microbiome on NAFLD progression. Two products of the gut microbiome, Trimethylamine-n-oxide and butyrate, were selected as representatives of potentially harmful and potentially beneficial compounds. A dose response, adipocyte and hepatocyte monocultures controls, and HoaC systems were run for 14 days. Through this experimentation, it was found that a dysbiosis of the gut microbiome could be influencing NAFLD progression. Additionally, further development and discovery regarding adipose-liver systems was added to the ongoing conversation of HoaC systems and their usages.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ucf.edu/oai:stars.library.ucf.edu:honorstheses-1823
Date01 January 2020
CreatorsBoone, Rachel H
PublisherSTARS
Source SetsUniversity of Central Florida
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceHonors Undergraduate Theses

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