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Increasing evidence has revealed that the gut microbiota not only regulates host metabolic homeostasis but also actively contributes to the initiation and progression of AS through intricate interactions with the innate immune system. Microbial-derived signaling molecules, including lipopolysaccharides, outer membrane vesicles, extracellular nucleic acids, and TMAO, can activate Toll-like receptors, the NLRP3 inflammasome, and nucleic acid\u2013sensing pathways, thereby promoting inflammatory cytokine production, endothelial dysfunction, and foam cell formation. In contrast, beneficial microbial metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids, bile acids, and tryptophan-derived metabolites exert immunomodulatory and vasculoprotective effects through signaling pathways involving FFAR2\/3, the AhR, the FXR, and TGR5. 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