It’s an Assumption that 70% of the Immune System Is in the Gut
Even Wikidoc demands a citation for this statement.
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3 min readMay 6, 2020
Is it Factual or Subjective?
Gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) is the largest immune network in the body. Scientists say GALT comprises about 70% of the immune system. But what is this is based on exactly?
- “With about 70% of the cellular component of the immune system present as GALT…,” Christina E. West, MD, Ph.D., and six others wrote in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in 2015.
- “The GALT consists of both isolated and aggregated lymphoid follicles and is one of the largest lymphoid organs, containing up to 70% of the body’s immunocytes,” Camille Jung, MD, Ph.D., and colleagues stated in the International Journal of Inflammation in 2010.
- “The importance of immune modulation at the gastrointestinal level can be understood easily, considering that approximately 70% of the entire immune system is found in this site…,” said the senior co-author, Fabrizio…
