Feeding a low-protein diet exacerbates the susceptibility to Citrobacter rodentium and Dextran Sulfate Sodium-induced intestinal injury in mice.
Mehakpreet Kaur Thind, Mary Flanagan, Sanne de Wit, Aida I. Glembocki, Jiali Pan, Céline Cuinat, Leung Sharon, Shamsun Nahar Shaima, Hamza Sghayare, Kinza Usmani, Mishaal Munawar, Peter Kim, Elena M. Comelli, Amber Farooqui, Céline Bourdon, Robert Bandsma
This study shows that low-protein diets increase susceptibility to intestinal injury from DSS or C. rodentium in mice, with more severe symptoms and systemic inflammation.
PLoS ONE · Oct 7, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology