Consumption of Diet Containing Free Amino Acids Exacerbates Colitis in Mice

Consumption of Diet Containing Free Amino Acids Exacerbates Colitis in Mice

Dietary proteins can influence the maturation of the immune system, particularly the gut-associated lymphoid tissue, when consumed from weaning to adulthood. Moreover, replacement of dietary proteins by amino acids at weaning has been shown to impair the generation of regulatory T cells in the gut a...

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Main Authors: Adna Luciana Souza, Sarah Leão Fiorini Aguiar, Mariana Camila Gonçalves Miranda, Luisa Lemos, Mauro Andrade Freitas Guimaraes, Daniela Silva Reis, Patrícia Aparecida Vieira Barros, Emerson Soares Veloso, Toniana Gonçalves Carvalho, Fabiola Mara Ribeiro, Enio Ferreira, Denise Carmona Cara, Ana Cristina Gomes-Santos, Ana Maria Caetano Faria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
nutrition
amino acids
colitis
gut homeostasis
mammalian target of rapamycin
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01587/full

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