title: Diet, gut microbiota and immune responses.
abstract: The fields of immunology, microbiology, nutrition and metabolism are rapidly converging. Here we expand on a diet-microbiota model as the basis for the greater incidence of asthma and autoimmunity in developed countries.
authors.affiliation: Garvan Institute of Medical Research, and the Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma and Airways, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Kendle M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Maslowski
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Mackay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004032:Diet; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D018928:Immunity, Mucosal / Q000235:genetics; D056747:Immunomodulation; D007249:Inflammation; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000276:immunology*; D054892:Metagenome / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D018448:Models, Immunological; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology