Fiber consumption protects gut from serious bacterial infection, study suggests (IMAGE)
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On the left, large intestine tissue from a healthy person; on the right, from a patient with active C. difficile infection. The white areas show the cells that line the intestine (epithelial cells). In red is the MHC-II protein, which helps activate the immune system, and in blue is the nucleus of the cells. There is more MHC-II in the infected tissue, indicating greater immune activation
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José Fachi
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