Code
01G00419
Looptijd
01-01-2019 → 31-12-2023
Financiering
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor-spokesperson
Onderzoeksdisciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Gastro-enterology
- Autoimmunity
- Inflammation
- Innate immunity
- Regulation of metabolism
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Veterinary immunology
Trefwoorden
Ontsteking
inflammatoir darmlijden
sepsis
infectie
nutriënten
microbioom
signaaltransductie
nucleaire receptoren
gezondheid
Projectomschrijving
We will investigate the molecular mechanisms by which a number of nutrients (zinc, abscisic acid and berberine) protect against inflammatory and infectious diseases. We will focus on the effect of these nutrients on intestinal health and homeostasis. More specifically, we wish to study their effect on the composition of the gut microbiome and the interaction between gut microbes and gut epithelial cells.