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Review Article

The link between obesity and the gut microbiota and immune system in early-life

Maria Inês Magalhãesa Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences, ICBAS – Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal;b Nephrology and Infectious Diseases R&D group, i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal;c Tumor and Microenvironment Interactions group, i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal;d nBTT, NanoBiomaterials for Targeted Therapies group, i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal;e FMDUP – Faculdade de Medicina Dentária da Universidade do Porto, Porto, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4804-673XView further author information
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Maria João Azevedob Nephrology and Infectious Diseases R&D group, i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal;d nBTT, NanoBiomaterials for Targeted Therapies group, i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal;e FMDUP – Faculdade de Medicina Dentária da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal;f Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Universiteit van Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9117-4684View further author information
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Flávia Castroc Tumor and Microenvironment Interactions group, i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2273-2806View further author information
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Maria José Oliveirac Tumor and Microenvironment Interactions group, i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0724-0272View further author information
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Ângela M. Costac Tumor and Microenvironment Interactions group, i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8911-1043View further author information
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Benedita Sampaio Maiab Nephrology and Infectious Diseases R&D group, i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal;d nBTT, NanoBiomaterials for Targeted Therapies group, i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal;e FMDUP – Faculdade de Medicina Dentária da Universidade do Porto, Porto, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 23 Dec 2023, Accepted 06 Apr 2024, Published online: 23 Apr 2024

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