Gut microbial composition modulates food-specific CD4+ T cells in food allergy
Alexa R. Weingarden, Flannery Dahlberg, Caroline N. Broude, Xiandong Meng, Sunit Jain, Allison M. Weakley, Ashley V. Cabrera, Thamotharampillai Dileepan, Michael Andrew Fischbach, Marc K. Jenkins
This study shows that gut microbial composition affects food allergen-specific CD4+ T cells, leading to differences in food allergy severity between mouse strains.
The Journal of Immunology · Jul 28, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology