Mg and the microbiome: A liver-protective duo

Jamie O Yang; Tien S Dong

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2023.12.007

Mg and the microbiome: A liver-protective duo

Cell Host Microbe. 2024 Jan 10;32(1):5-6. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.12.007.

Authors

Jamie O Yang¹, Tien S Dong²

Affiliations

¹ UCLA Department of Internal Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
² Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases; UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: tsdong@mednet.ucla.edu.

PMID: 38211563
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.12.007

Abstract

Acute liver failure continues to carry high morbidity and mortality with limited therapeutic options. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Li et al. demonstrate that oral magnesium can protect against acetaminophen-induced liver injury through alterations in the microbiome.

MeSH terms

Acetaminophen / adverse effects
Liver*
Microbiota*

Substances

Acetaminophen