Powering up microbiome-microglia interactions.

Lynch, Caoimhe M K; Clarke, Gerard; Cryan, John F · Cell Metab · 2021

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Abstract

Despite extensive evidence implicating the microbiota in regulating the immune system, the precise mechanisms underlying microbial control of microglial maturation remain unclear. In a methodological tour de force, Erny et al. (2021) identify acetate as an essential microbiota-derived molecule driving microglial metabolic pathways and functions during healthy and diseased states.

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