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Gut microbiota from B-cell-specific TLR9-deficient NOD mice promote IL-10+ Breg cells and protect against T1D
Yang X, Huang J, Peng J, Wang P, Wong F, Wang R, Wang D, Wen L. Gut microbiota from B-cell-specific TLR9-deficient NOD mice promote IL-10+ Breg cells and protect against T1D. Frontiers In Immunology 2024, 15: 1413177. PMID: 38903498, PMCID: PMC11187306, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1413177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGut microbiotaGerm-free miceToll-like receptor 9Increased gut permeabilityIntestinal microbiotaGut permeabilityT1D developmentGut microbiota compositionFecal samplesTransferred to germ-free miceGut barrier integrityBreg cell differentiationMicrobiota influenceMucin degradationMicrobiota compositionBreg cellsAltered microbiotaMicrobiota impactMicrobiotaGene expressionImmune regulationDevelopment of T1DCell differentiationGutNOD mice
2022
A randomized controlled trial for response of microbiome network to exercise and diet intervention in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Cheng R, Wang L, Le S, Yang Y, Zhao C, Zhang X, Yang X, Xu T, Xu L, Wiklund P, Ge J, Lu D, Zhang C, Chen L, Cheng S. A randomized controlled trial for response of microbiome network to exercise and diet intervention in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 2555. PMID: 35538056, PMCID: PMC9091228, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29968-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseDiet interventionPrimary outcomeLiver diseaseTreatment of NAFLDThird primary outcomeTRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERLiver fat contentCombined aerobic exerciseEffects of interventionsLiver fatAerobic exerciseGlucose metabolismGut microbiotaRegistration numberLarger sample sizeMicrobiota compositionExploratory adPatientsAdverse effectsInterventionIntervention strategiesPrediabetesExercise