Enteropathy produced in mice by intergenerational transmission of small intestinal microbiota from undernourished children - PubMed
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- Undernourished children and mothers have environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), linked to gut barrier issues.
- A bacterial consortium from undernourished children's duodenal aspirates caused inflammation and growth impairment in mice and their offspring.
- The study identifies Campylobacter concisus as a key bacterium inducing inflammation via nitric oxide synthase-dependent pathways.
- This model helps develop microbiota-targeted therapies for intergenerational undernutrition.