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Meat and fiber intake and interaction with pattern recognition receptors (TLR1, TLR2, TLR4, and TLR10) in relation to colorectal cancer in a Danish prospective, case-cohort study.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Mar 2018
Kopp Tine Iskov, Vogel Ulla, Tjonneland Anne, Andersen Vibeke
Abstract excerpt
Background: Meat and dietary fiber are associated with increased and decreased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), respectively. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) regulate the intestinal immune response in a complex interplay between the mucosal epithelium and the microbiota and may therefore be important modulators of diet-induced CRC together with other inflammatory mediators. Objective: Our aim was to investigate the...
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