Vitamin A {90000286}
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| Definition: | Vitamin A |
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- [1.1] [#β-caroten]
- Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) results in intestinal inflammation, increased redox stress and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, imbalanced inflammatory and immunomodulatory cytokines, compromised barrier function, and perturbations of the gut microbiome. - #Dietary β-carotene also modified the taxonomic profile of the fecal microbiome, but only under VAD. - [1.2] [#Citrobacter rodentium]
- Commensal segmented filamentous bacteria protect against C. rodentium infection - Commensal bacteria express enzymes that generate #Retinoic acid in the intestine - Commensal bacterial-derived #Retinoic acid promotes epithelial defense in the host
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