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Gut microbiota / Evidence-based microbiome knowledge (incl. AI chat)
Prebiotics, Probiotics, FMT / Manipulators of the Intestinal Microbiota

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Vitamin A

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Conversion of dietary vitamin A into retinoic acid is essential for many biological processes.
Bonakdar et al. 2022 Cell Host & Microbe 30: 1084-1092

Sustains T cells
Foolchand et al. 2022 Int. J. Mol. Sci. 23: 2654

Vitamin A, a fat-soluble vitamin, is enriched in vegetables like squash, sweet potatoes and carrots, fruits such as [papaya](brain://AistPhOgWkOZn9l84fA3QQ/Pap…

Absence of MHC class II on cDCs results in microbial-dependent intestinal inflammation
Loschko et al. 2016 J Exp Med. 213: 517-534
Gut commensals expand vitamin A metabolic capacity of the mammalian host
Bonakdar et al. 2022 Cell Host & Microbe 30: 1084-1092
Malnutrition and Dietary Habits Alter the Immune System Which May Consequently Inﬂuence SARS-CoV-2 Virulence: A Review
Foolchand et al. 2022 Int. J. Mol. Sci. 23: 2654
Review
Reciprocal TH17 and regulatory T cell differentiation mediated by retinoic acid
Mucida et al. 2007 Science 317: 256-260
Short-Chain Fatty Acids Calibrate RARa Activity Regulating Food Sensitization
Yuan et al. 2021f Front. Immunol. 12:737658
Small intestine lamina propria dendritic cells promote de novo generation of Foxp3 T reg cells via retinoic acid
Sun et al. 2007 J Exp Med. 204: 1775-1785
Vitamin A and Vision
Saari 2016 In: Asson-Batres, M., Rochette-Egly, C. (eds) The Biochemistry of Retinoid Signaling II. Subcellular Biochemistry 81 Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0945-1_9
Review

12/16/2025