High fat stems tumor immune surveillance.

Caruso, Roberta; Chen, Grace Y · Cell Rep Med · 2021

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Abstract

In a recent issue of <i>Cell Stem Cell</i>, Beyaz et al. show that high-fat diets promote tumorigenesis by reducing major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II expression in intestinal stem cells. Dietary modulation of epithelial MHC II expression is regulated by the gut microbiota.

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