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Trained immunity

Training myeloid precursors with fungi, bacteria and chips

Systemic exposure to dietary and microbial components induces long-lasting epigenetic and metabolic changes in myeloid precursor cells, which results in enhanced proinflammatory and anti-microbial responses of mononuclear phagocytes after challenge with related or unrelated stimuli.

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Fig. 1: Immunological training in the bone marrow.

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Kopf, M., Nielsen, P.J. Training myeloid precursors with fungi, bacteria and chips. Nat Immunol 19, 320–322 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-018-0073-7

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