The Microbial Metabolites, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, Regulate Colonic T
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                    Cell Homeostasis

M. Smith, Patrick; R. Howitt, Michael; Panikov, Nicolai; Michaud, Monia; Ann Gallini, Carey; Bohlooly-Y, Mohammad; N. Glickman, Jonathan; S. Garrett, Wendy

doi:10.1126/science.1241165

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The Microbial Metabolites, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, Regulate Colonic T reg Cell Homeostasis

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Authors:

Patrick M. Smith

Michael R. Howitt

Nicolai Panikov

Abstract

Protecting the Guts Regulatory T cells (T regs ) in the gut are important sentinels in maintaining the peace between our gut and its trillions of resident bacteria and have been shown to be regulated by specific strains of bacteria in mouse models. Smith et al. (p. 569 , published online 4 July; see...

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