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doi: 10.1002/biof.1808 Summary Keywords trimethylamine N-oxide, inflammatory bowel disease, gut microbiota, metabolites, immunometabolism Citation Wang S, Ni Y, Zhou S, Peng H, Cao Y, Zhu Y, Gong J, Lu Q, Han Z, Lin Y and Wang Y (2025) Effects of choline metabolitetrimethylamine N-oxide on immunometabolism in inflammatory bowel disease