Oral Administration of Flavonifractor plautii Strongly Suppresses Th2 Immune Responses in Mice

The bacterium Flavonifractor plautii (FP), which is found in human feces, has been reported to participate in catechin metabolism in the gut, but this bacterium's effects on immune function are unclear. We assessed the effect of oral administration of FP on the immune response in ovalbumin (OVA...

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Main Authors: Tasuku Ogita, Yoshinari Yamamoto, Ayane Mikami, Suguru Shigemori, Takashi Sato, Takeshi Shimosato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Th2
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00379/full