title: Is predisposition to NAFLD and obesity communicable?
abstract: A forthcoming article in Nature reveals that inflammasome deficiency disturbs gut microbiota and predisposes to diet-induced obesity and liver disease. The aberrant microbiota and its consequences could be transferred by cohousing mutant and wild-type mice, suggesting that some aspects of metabolic syndrome can be communicable (Henao-Mejia et al., 2012).
authors.affiliation: Center for Inflammation, Immunity, and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta GA 30303, USA.
authors.forename: Matam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vijay-Kumar
authors.forename: Andrew T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Gewirtz