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. 2016 Aug 25;7(8):e187. doi: 10.1038/ctg.2016.44

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Ammonia changes after rifaximin. (a) Serum ammonia levels were significantly lower in all three groups compared with GF mice. No significant difference in ammonia levels were seen after rifaximin in the humanized mice. (b) Small-intestinal glutaminase expression was significantly lowered by rifaximin in both groups. (c) There was a significant increase in glutamine levels (retention index on GC-MS) after rifaximin in both groups. GF, germ-free; MHE-Hum, humanized with stool from a patient with minimal hepatic encephalopathy stool; rif, rifaximin. *P<0.05, **P<0.01.