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Serum folate reflects short-term changes in diet and may be altered by recent meals, so fasting for about six hours beforehand is required, and repeated testing is needed to identify true deficiency
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doi: 10.1186/s13058-023-01645-0 29 YaklaiKPattanakuharSChattipakornNChattipakornSCThe role of acupuncture on the gut-brain-microbiota axis in irritable bowel syndrome
Notably, efferocytosis of eryptotic cells was associated with downregulation of proinflammatory cytokines and upregulation of antiinflammatory and antioxidant factors, including heme oxygenase 1 [241]
It plays a central role in immune responses (such as inflammation and allergic reactions), helps regulate stomach acid for digestion, and also functions as a neurotransmitter in the brain