Nopalea cochenillifera Regulates the Immune Response and Gut Microbiota in Mice
Taken together, we found that cactus intake regulates innate and adaptive immune function via the gut microbiota in mice. Therefore, cactus supplementation might serve as a strategy to develop novel functional foods with dietary fiber.
Authors
- Mamoru Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8470-6806)
- Chihiro Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4936-0408)
- Hana Kozai
- Michael J. Kremenik
- Eri Oyanagi
- Masato Kawashima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1267-0263)
- Hiroki Hamada
- Hiromi Yano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1744-0276)
- K Akagi
- Takafumi Aoki
- Tomoya Kono
- Rina Kosaka
Institutions
- Chubu University (JP)
- Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16244376
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.70
Funders
- Kawasaki Medical School
- Japan Health Foundation