Michael R. Howitt
Harvard University
1 paper in the Anchorcite directory, published in 2013, cited 5,511 times in total.
ORCID profileResearch topics
- Gut microbiota and health · 1 paper
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods · 1 paper
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research · 1 paper
Frequent co-authors
- Nicolai S. Panikov · 1 paper
- Monia Michaud · 1 paper
- Carey Ann Gallini · 1 paper
- Mohammad Bohlooly‐Y · 1 paper
- Jonathan N. Glickman · 1 paper
- Wendy S. Garrett · 1 paper
Papers
- The Microbial Metabolites, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, Regulate Colonic T reg Cell HomeostasisScience · 2013 · 5,511 citations
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) that express the transcription factor Foxp3 are critical for regulating intestinal inflammation. Candidate microbe approaches have identified bacterial species and strain-specific molecules that can affect intestinal immune responses, including species that modulate Treg responses. Because neither…
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