How your gut is controlling your immune system

Microbes in the digestive system can affect the activity of our T-cells. CMIT scientists are exploring just how that happens.

Development of a Covalent Inhibitor of Gut Bacterial Bile Salt Hydrolases

To better understand the pathologic impact of intestinal bile acids on host health, CMIT faculty designed a non-toxic inhibitor that reduces secondary bile acid production in the intestine to better understand the impact of these metabolites.