
研究人员发现可降解尼古丁的肠道细菌
China Daily
研究人员称,人体中的一种肠道细菌可以降解吸烟者肠道内积累的尼古丁,这对预防和治疗吸烟相关肝脏疾病具有潜在应用价值。
A study by Chinese scientists and their US counterparts has identified a type of bacteria in our gut that can effectively degrade nicotine, a harmful ingredient in tobacco that causes addiction and a slew of health risks including fatty liver disease.
中美科研人员联合开展的一项研究显示,人体中的一种肠道细菌可以有效降解尼古丁。尼古丁是烟草中的一种有害成分,会导致上瘾和一系列健康风险,包括脂肪性肝病。
A colony of gut bacteria was found to have reduced intestinal nicotine concentrations in nicotine-exposed mice, according to the latest study published in the journal Nature.
根据发表在《自然》杂志上的最新研究,研究人员发现,在尼古丁暴露的小鼠体内,一种肠道细菌菌落降低了肠道尼古丁浓度。
The researchers from Peking University, Zhejiang University, Fudan University, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University and the US National Institutes of Health found that Bacteroides xylanisolvens can degrade the nicotines accumulated in a smoker's gut.
来自北京大学、浙江大学、复旦大学和温州医科大学附属第一医院的科研人员联合美国国立卫生研究院的研究人员发现,人体中的一种肠道细菌解木聚糖拟杆菌可以降解吸烟者肠道内积累的尼古丁。