MAIT cell alterations involved in obesity, diabetes

A class of inflammatory cells, MAIT lymphocytes, is deregulated in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes and obesity, a study shows. Already known to be activated by certain bacterial populations and to favor inflammation, these cells may explain the link between alterations that affect the intestinal flora (microbiota) and the inflammatory nature of these diseases.

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