Salt-Induced Changes in the Gut Can Affect the Brain (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Salt-Induced Changes in the Gut Can Affect the Brain

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A high-salt diet in mice can increase the number of immune cells releasing IL17 (green), which can negatively affect blood flow in the brain.

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Image courtesy of Iadecola lab, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, N.Y.

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