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The prevalence of obesity in the United States has continued to increase over the past several decades. A growing concern is that transgenerational effects of obesity negatively impact physiologic functions. We showed that consumption of a high fat, high sugar "Western" diet (WD) decreased the density of both gut innate (Paneth cells) and adaptive immune cells (intraepithelial lymphocytes; IEL). We asked whether consumption of WD impacts gut mucosal immunity in the offspring. WD-mediated Paneth cell loss was reversible, whereas IEL loss was not. However, the overall composition of the fecal microbiome and response to infection were defined by the diet consumed by the progeny. Therefore, offspring from obese dams can prevent gut immunity impairment by consuming a healthy diet.
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Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Wildlife and Plant Resources Conservation in Southwest China, College of Life Sciences, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan, China.
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University of Jendouba, Laboratory of Functional Physiology and Valorization of Bio-Resources, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Béja, Béja, Tunisia.
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Arthur D. Riggs Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute, The Beckman Research Institute, and.
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Mucosal Immunology Lab, Department of Paediatrics and Immunology. Universidad de Valladolid. Valladolid. Spain.
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