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. 2018 May 15;48(5):844-846.
doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.05.001.

A Little Fiber Goes a Long Way

Patricia A C Castillo  1 , Timothy W Hand  2
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A Little Fiber Goes a Long Way

Patricia A C Castillo et al. Immunity. .
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Abstract

In this issue of Immunity, Trompette et al. (2018) show that dietary fiber and short chain fatty acids reduce influenza A virus-associated immunopathology by enhancing CD8+ T cell effector function and by promoting the differentiation of alternatively activated macrophages.

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