Diet, Gut Microbiota and Immune Responses

Overview

Journal Nat Immunol

Date 2010 Dec 21

PMID 21169997

Citations 492

Authors

Kendle M Maslowski

Charles R Mackay

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Abstract

The fields of immunology, microbiology, nutrition and metabolism are rapidly converging. Here we expand on a diet-microbiota model as the basis for the greater incidence of asthma and autoimmunity in developed countries.

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