High-fat diet increases the severity of Giardia infection in association with low-grade inflammation and gut microbiota dysbiosis

Abstract Exogenous factors that may influence the pathophysiology of Giardia infection remain incompletely understood. We have investigated the role of dietary fat in the pathogenesis of Giardia infection. Male 3 to 4-week-old C57BL/6 mice were fed either a low fat (LF) or a high fat (HF) diet for 1...

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Main Authors: Thibault Allain, Elena Fekete, Olivia Sosnowski, Dimitri Desmonts de Lamache, Jean-Paul Motta, Dezirae Leger, Troy Feener, Raylene A. Reimer, André G. Buret
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/bf5bf62d127446088b51d828fe835a00
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