Protists protecting food tolerance

Trends Immunol. 2023 Aug 15:S1471-4906(23)00157-6. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2023.08.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCeliac disease (CeD) is an immune disorder characterized by gluten intolerance that can be unleashed by enteric viral infections in mice. However, Sanchez-Medina et al. recently identified a murine commensal protist, Tritrichomonas arnold, that protects against reovirus-induced intolerance to dietary protein by counteracting virus-induced epithelial stress and proinflammatory dendritic cell (DC) activation.PMID:37591713 | DOI:10.1016/j.it.2023.08.003
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