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Patrice D. Cani is affiliated with Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on the interface of gut microbiota, diet, and health, contributing extensively to the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work intersects with subfields such as Molecular Biology, Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Surgery, and Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism.

The research topics covered by Patrice D. Cani include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Dietary Effects on Health
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods

The scientist has coauthored numerous publications with several frequent collaborators, such as Nathalie M. Delzenne, Matthias Van Hul, Audrey M. Neyrinck, Laure B. Bindels, and Amandine Everard.

Patrice D. Cani has published extensively in respected journals, with frequent appearances in venues including:

  • Gut
  • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
  • Gut Microbes
  • Cells
  • Scientific Reports

Among their recent influential papers are:

  • Akkermansia muciniphila: paradigm for next-generation beneficial microorganisms (2022, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
  • Gut microbiome and health: mechanistic insights (2022, Gut)
  • Mucus barrier, mucins and gut microbiota: the expected slimy partners? (2020, Gut)
  • Diet and depression: exploring the biological mechanisms of action (2020, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • How Probiotics Affect the Microbiota (2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology)

The work of Patrice D. Cani covers a variety of dimensions related to understanding how gut microbiota influences human health, the role of dietary components in metabolic and psychological conditions, and the functions of probiotics and the mucus barrier. This multidisciplinary approach connects microbiology, nutrition, and metabolism with clinical insights.

Best Publications

  • Metabolic endotoxemia initiates obesity and insulin resistance

    Patrice D. Cani;Jacques Amar;Miguel Angel Iglesias;Marjorie Poggi

  • Changes in gut microbiota control metabolic endotoxemia-induced inflammation in high-fat diet-induced obesity and diabetes in mice

    Patrice D. Cani;Rodrigo Bibiloni;Claude Knauf;Aurélie Waget

  • Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of prebiotics

    Glenn R. Gibson;Robert Hutkins;Mary Ellen Sanders;Susan L. Prescott

  • Cross-talk between Akkermansia muciniphila and intestinal epithelium controls diet-induced obesity

    Amandine Everard;Clara Belzer;Lucie Geurts;Janneke P. Ouwerkerk

  • Changes in gut microbiota control inflammation in obese mice through a mechanism involving GLP-2-driven improvement of gut permeability

    Patrice D. Cani;S. Possemiers;T. Van de Wiele;Yves Guiot

  • Prebiotic effects: metabolic and health benefits.

    Marcel Roberfroid;Glenn R. Gibson;Lesley Hoyles;Anne L. McCartney

  • Selective increases of bifidobacteria in gut microflora improve high-fat-diet-induced diabetes in mice through a mechanism associated with endotoxaemia.

    Patrice D. Cani;Audrey M. Neyrinck;F Fava;Claude Knauf

  • Supplementation with Akkermansia muciniphila in overweight and obese human volunteers: a proof-of-concept exploratory study.

    Clara Depommier;Amandine Everard;Céline Druart;Hubert Plovier

  • A purified membrane protein from Akkermansia muciniphila or the pasteurized bacterium improves metabolism in obese and diabetic mice

    Hubert Plovier;Amandine Everard;Céline Druart;Clara Depommier

  • Akkermansia muciniphila and improved metabolic health during a dietary intervention in obesity: relationship with gut microbiome richness and ecology

    Maria Carlota Dao;Amandine Everard;Judith Aron-Wisnewsky;Nataliya Sokolovska

  • Responses of Gut Microbiota and Glucose and Lipid Metabolism to Prebiotics in Genetic Obese and Diet-Induced Leptin-Resistant Mice

    Amandine Everard;Vladimir Lazarevic;Muriel Derrien;Myriam Girard

  • Human gut microbiome: hopes, threats and promises

    Patrice D Cani

  • The role of the gut microbiota in energy metabolism and metabolic disease.

    Patrice D. Cani;Nathalie M. Delzenne

  • Towards a more comprehensive concept for prebiotics

    Laure B. Bindels;Nathalie M. Delzenne;Patrice D. Cani;Jens Walter

  • Crosstalk between Gut Microbiota and Dietary Lipids Aggravates WAT Inflammation through TLR Signaling

    Robert Caesar;Valentina Tremaroli;Petia Kovatcheva-Datchary;Patrice D. Cani

  • Intestinal permeability, gut-bacterial dysbiosis, and behavioral markers of alcohol-dependence severity

    Sophie Leclercq;Sébastien Matamoros;Patrice D. Cani;Audrey M. Neyrinck

  • Mucus barrier, mucins and gut microbiota: the expected slimy partners?

    Paola Paone;Patrice D Cani

  • Involvement of gut microbiota in the development of low-grade inflammation and type 2 diabetes associated with obesity

    Patrice D. Cani;Melania Osto;Lucie Geurts;Amandine Everard

  • Targeting gut microbiota in obesity: effects of prebiotics and probiotics

    Nathalie M. Delzenne;Audrey M. Neyrinck;Fredrik Bäckhed;Patrice D. Cani

  • Gut microbiota fermentation of prebiotics increases satietogenic and incretin gut peptide production with consequences for appetite sensation and glucose response after a meal

    Patrice D Cani;Elodie Lecourt;Evelyne M Dewulf;Florence M Sohet

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathalie M. Delzenne
Nathalie M. Delzenne Université Catholique de Louvain
Amandine Everard
Amandine Everard Université Catholique de Louvain
Giulio G. Muccioli
Giulio G. Muccioli Université Catholique de Louvain
Willem M. de Vos
Willem M. de Vos Wageningen University & Research
Fredrik Bäckhed
Fredrik Bäckhed University of Gothenburg
Philippe Valet
Philippe Valet Paul Sabatier University
Clara Belzer
Clara Belzer Wageningen University & Research
Philippe de Timary
Philippe de Timary Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
Olivier Feron
Olivier Feron Université Catholique de Louvain

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