(CVDs). The present study aimed to investigate the gut microbiota and blood trimethylamine-
N-oxide concentration (TMAO) in Chinese CKD patients and explore the underlying
explanations through the animal experiment. The median plasma TMAO level was 30.33
μmol/L in the CKD patients, which was significantly higher than the 2.08 μmol/L
concentration measured in the healthy controls. Next-generation sequence revealed …