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Dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) decrease obesity-associated Th17 cell-mediated inflammation during colitis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Monk Jennifer M, Hou Tim Y, Turk Harmony F, Weeks Brad, Wu Chaodong, McMurray David N, Chapkin Robert S
Abstract excerpt
Clinical and experimental evidence suggests that obesity-associated inflammation increases disease activity during colitis, attributed in part to the effects of Th17 cells. Using a model of concurrent obesity and colitis, we monitored changes in critical immune cell subsets and inflammatory biomarker expression in three key tissues: visceral adipose tissue, colon (local inflammatory site) and spleen (systemic...
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