Changes and correlations of intestinal flora and liver metabolite profiles in mice with gallstones

There is increased appreciation for the roles of the gut-liver axis in liver and gall diseases. Specific gut microbes are associated with susceptibility to gallstone diseases,while the relationship between intestinal flora and liver metabolism in the formation of gallstones remains unclear. C57BL/6J male mice received a dietary intervention for 8 weeks, with a lithogenic diet given to the test group and a normal diet to the control group. An integrated 16S rRNA gene sequencing and LC/MS-based nontargeted metabolomics approach was performed to explore the impact of the lithogenic diet on the intestinal flora and liver metabolic phenotype, and Spearman correlation analysis established a network between the gut and liver.