Opposing diet, microbiome and metabolite mechanisms regulate inflammatory bowel disease in a genetically susceptible host
G. Vasconcelos Pereira, M. Boudaud, M. Wolter, C. Alexander, A. De Sciscio, E. Grant, B. Caetano Trindade, S. Singh, A. Campbell, N. Pudlo, S. Willieme, S. Craig, K. Kim, T. Denike-Duval, L. Kennedy, , E. C. Martens
The paper shows that low dietary fiber promotes colitis in genetically susceptible mice by eroding mucus, while a fiber-free diet increases anti-inflammatory metabolites, highlighting microbial function over taxa in IBD regulation.
bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2022Microbiology