Can bacteria be used to fight obestity?
In a recent publication in Nature Communications, Tor E . Lea and his colleagues has looked at the effect of a particular bacterium, McB (Methylococcus capsulatus Bath), on gut immune system and the regulation of obesity. The Mcb is not a part of our gut microbiota, but the researchers found that when fed to obese mice, both inflammation and weight was reduced within short time. The researchers believe that a special group of regulatory T cells are involved in the process and helps to avoid obesity, inflammation and even diabetes. More information about this study can be found at Forskning.no
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Tor E. Lea is one of the founders of Diatec Monoclonals AS back in 1988 and he has served on our scientific board since then. He has established a large number of murine hybridoma cell lines over the years. Diatec is providing monoclonal antibodies from the following clones made by Tor E. Lea:
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