The role of probiotics and prebiotics inducing gut immunity

The gut immune system is influenced by many factors, including dietary components and commensal bacteria. Nutrients that affect gut immunity and strategies that restore a healthy gut microbial community by affecting the microbial composition are being developed as new therapeutic approaches to treat...

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Main Authors: Angelica Thomaz Vieira, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Flaviano dos Santos Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00445/full