In a mouse model for experimental colitis, a diet supplemented with butyric acid (SB, right panels) leads to decreased infiltration of inflammatory cells (CD4+ T cells [green] in the upper panels, and CD11b+ macrophages [red] and CD11c+ …more New research from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan sheds light on theContinue reading “Fatty acid produced by gut bacteria boosts the immune system”