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2023.05.12

Age-related B-cell senescence causes dysbiosis of gut microbiota (Hara G, in Nat Cell Biol.)

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A research group led by Eiji Hara (Aging Biology, IFReC/RIMD/CiDER, Osaka University) revealed that long-term stimulation by gut microbiota causes the induction of cellular senescence in immunoglobulin A (IgA)-producing B cells, resulting in changes in the production and diversity of IgA, which in turn causes dysbiosis of gut microbiota.

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Prof. Eiji Hara

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Aging Biology