About the Authors

Audrey M. Neyrinck

Affiliation Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

Sam Possemiers

Affiliation Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Céline Druart

Affiliation Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

Tom Van de Wiele

Affiliation Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Fabienne De Backer

Affiliation Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

Patrice D. Cani

Affiliation Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

Yvan Larondelle

Affiliation Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Nathalie M. Delzenne

nathalie.delzenne@uclouvain.be

Affiliation Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AMN NMD. Analyzed the data: AMN CD NMD. Wrote the paper: AMN NMD. Performed the in vivo experiments and biochemical analysis: AMN CD FDB. Performed RNA extraction in tissues and measured mRNA levels by Q-PCR: CD FDB. Participated to the in vivo follow-up of animal study, OGTT and sampling at the end of the experiment: PDC. Performed and interpreted gut microbiota analysis (DGGE and PCA, Q-PCR): SP TVDW. Analyzed the data of fatty acid composition in the adipose tissue: YL. Provided intellectual input on the paper and reviewed the paper: PDC SP TVDW NMD YL. Planned and supervised all experiments and manuscript preparation: NMD.