Restoring specific lactobacilli levels decreases inflammation and muscle atrophy markers in an acute leukemia mouse model.

The gut microbiota has recently been proposed as a novel component in the regulation of host homeostasis and immunity. We have assessed for the first time the role of the gut microbiota in a mouse model of leukemia (transplantation of BaF3 cells containing ectopic expression of Bcr-Abl), characteriz...

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Main Authors: Laure B Bindels, Raphaël Beck, Olivier Schakman, Jennifer C Martin, Fabienne De Backer, Florence M Sohet, Evelyne M Dewulf, Barbara D Pachikian, Audrey M Neyrinck, Jean-Paul Thissen, Julien Verrax, Pedro Buc Calderon, Bruno Pot, Corinne Grangette, Patrice D Cani, Karen P Scott, Nathalie M Delzenne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3384645?pdf=render