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Abstract
A complex partnership between the host and the vast intestinal microbial ecosystem serves numerous biological activities including nutrition, immunity, and barrier function. In this issue of Immunity, Singh et al. (2014) demonstrate that microbial-derived butyrate mediated its protective activity against inflammation and colorectal cancer through GPR109a signaling.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24439263 PMCID: PMC4337780 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.12.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunity ISSN: 1074-7613 Impact factor: 31.745