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ey0017.14-14 | (1) | ESPEYB17

14.14. T cell-mediated regulation of the microbiota protects against obesity

C Petersen , R Bell , KA Klag , S-H Lee , R Soto , A Ghazaryan , K Buhrke , HA Ekiz , KS Ost , S Boudina

To read the full abstract: Science 2019;365:eaat9351.As in humans, weight gain in mice leads to fatty liver disease, inflammatory adipose tissue, and insulin resistance. The depletion of the microbiota through antibiotic treatment rescued this weight gain. The cohousing of T-Myd88–/– mice transferred the weight gain to wild-type mice. The major feature of the microbiota formed within T-Myd88–/– mice was a reduction in Clostri...