Association of intestinal bacteria with immune activation in a cohort of healthy adults.

Microbiol Spectr · 2023 · PMC10715013 · PMID 37819145

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marginally significantP = 0.072so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

However, in support of the idea that Butyrivibrio may be protective against tissue damage in the intestine (or elsewhere), our secondary analysis did find a marginally significant ( P = 0.072 after adjustment for multiple comparison) negative association of Butyrivibrio with plasma matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) −3 (stromelysin-1).

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