Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Increasing evidence suggests that the gut microbiome plays a key role in immunity via short-chain fatty acids which promote the expansion of T-regulatory cells, support immune cell populations, and more!
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Increasing evidence suggests that the gut microbiome plays a key role in immunity via short-chain fatty acids which promote the expansion of T-regulatory cells, support immune cell populations, and more!
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The gut microbiome directly influences immune cells that reside in the gut and indirectly influences immune cells outside of the gut via short chain fatty acids, including the production of T-regulatory cells, which are immune cells that keep auto-immunity at bay.