Salt-responsive gut commensal modulates TH17 axis and disease

A Western lifestyle with high salt consumption can lead to hypertension and cardiovascular disease. High salt may additionally drive autoimmunity by inducing T helper 17 (T(H)17) cells, which can also contribute to hypertension. Induction of T(H)17 cells depends on gut microbiota; however, the effec...

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Main Authors: Matus Garcia, Mariana Guadalupe, Kearney, Sean M, Olesen, Scott Wilder, Alm, Eric J
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/117517
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2880-0339
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