Kimchi intake promotes antigen-presenting cell signaling and CD4⁺ T cell remodeling without inducing systemic immune activation: A single-cell RNA-seq substudy of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
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ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate the systemic immunological effects of kimchi consumption in humans. We conducted a 12-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial involving thirteen overweight but otherwise healthy adults who consumed either placebo, spontaneously fermented kimchi (S-K), or starter kimchi fermented with Leuconostoc mesenteroides KCKM0828 (LMS-K). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were collected before and after the intervention and subjected to single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to profile immune responses at single-cell resolution.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE301131 | GEO | 2025/06/30
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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