Exacerbation of Chikungunya Virus Rheumatic Immunopathology by a High Fiber Diet and Butyrate

Exacerbation of Chikungunya Virus Rheumatic Immunopathology by a High Fiber Diet and Butyrate

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito transmitted alphavirus associated with a robust systemic infection and an acute inflammatory rheumatic disease. A high fiber diet has been widely promoted for its ability to ameliorate inflammatory diseases. Fiber is fermented in the gut into short chain fatty...

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Main Authors: Natalie A. Prow, Thiago D. C. Hirata, Bing Tang, Thibaut Larcher, Pamela Mukhopadhyay, Tiago Lubiana Alves, Thuy T. Le, Joy Gardner, Yee Suan Poo, Eri Nakayama, Viviana P. Lutzky, Helder I. Nakaya, Andreas Suhrbier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
chikungunya
immunopathology
arthritis
fiber
diet
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02736/full

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