Deficiency of Dietary Fiber Modulates Gut Microbiota Composition, Neutrophil Recruitment and Worsens Experimental Colitis

Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory disease of the colon that is associated with colonic neutrophil accumulation. Recent evidence indicates that diet alters the composition of the gut microbiota and influences host–pathogen interactions. Specifically, bacterial fermentation of dietary fiber produc...

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Main Authors: Sj Shen, Kathryn Prame Kumar, Shu Wen Wen, Raymond Shim, Brooke J. Wanrooy, Dragana Stanley, Robert J. Moore, Thi Thu Hao Van, Remy Robert, Michael J. Hickey, Connie H. Y. Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.619366/full