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Obesity is an important risk factor for severe asthma exacerbations, which are most commonly caused by respiratory infections. We show for the first time that dietary fatty acids, which are increased in obese individuals, enhance immune responses to bacterial and viral infection in human lung cells.
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This page is a summary of: Dietary Fatty Acids Amplify Inflammatory Responses to Infection through p38 MAPK Signaling, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, May 2019, American Thoracic Society,
DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2018-0215oc.
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