# Gut symbionts alleviate MASH through a secondary bile acid biosynthetic pathway

*PRI Rank #5 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Gut microbiota and health Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #5 |
| 18m citations | 166 |
| Journal | Cell |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.034 |
| Corresponding authors | Yanxing Jia, Ming‐Hua Zheng, Yanli Pang, Jie Qiao, Changtao Jiang |
| Institution | Peking University, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Gut microbiota and health Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/gut-microbiota-and-health/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.034](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.034)

## Topics

MASH · MASH · Gut microbiome · secondary bile acid · 3-succinylated cholic acid · 3-succinylated cholic acid · click-chemistry-based enrichment · MAFLD · MAFLD · Bacteroides uniformis · β-lactamase · activity-based protein purification · Akkermansia muciniphila · lumen-restricted metabolite · Bile acid-microbiota interactions · microbial-derived bile acids

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