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Y. Eugene Chen

Y. Eugene Chen

Senior author; Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan

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"DT-109 protects the gut epithelial barrier, reducing the systemic influx of harmful microbial products." — Y. Eugene Chen

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Michigan researchers target the gut to reverse severe fatty liver disease

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Leading DT-109 development toward human trials

Severe fatty liver disease has almost no drugs that reverse it. On July 11, 2026, a University of Michigan team reported that an experimental compound called DT-109 did exactly that in mice and monkeys, by fixing the gut instead of the liver.

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