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The Immunometabolic Interface Between Host and Microbiota

Published: April 8, 2022
Summary
Immunometabolism is the study of immunity and metabolism as an integrated system. The prototypical organ for such study is the gut. Central to the proper and optimum functioning of the gut, thus its immunometabolism, is the microbiota. Often the microbiota is considered only in the context of what functions, molecules and signals it provides to the host. However, the interactions between the host...
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Ryan Arsenault
University of Delaware
University of Delaware
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Jacob Hamidu
13 de abril de 2022
This is fundamentally about development of the gut not only looking at good versus bad bacteria in the gut but what nutrients they can provide for the host. An investigation on fibre level and metabolism by microorganisms and host development could help to explain this phenomenon. Thanks for this write up. I am already thinking beyond normal animal nutrition and physiology of the gut.
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