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A vegan diet had a more pronounced impact on the innate immune system than a ketogenic diet.
Practitioners may consider vegan diets for enhancing innate immune responses.
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Based on functional enrichment analysis of RNA-seq, a vegan diet had a more pronounced impact on the innate immune system than a ketogenic diet as evidenced by enhanced monocyte response, immune activation and upregulation of TNFa, INFa, and INFg responses.
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Highly controlled nutritional interventions uncover defined immune and microbiome responses in human
Verena M. Link et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2023
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.210.supp.66.01
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