About the guest: Caetano Reis e Sousa, PhD is an immunologist and Principal Group Leader at the Francis Crick Institute in London. His lab studies immune system function, including its ability to fight infection and cancer.
Episode summary: Nick and Dr. Reis e Sousa discuss: dendritic cells & innate immunity; how the immune system recognizes pathogens, damaged cells, and cancer cells; gut microbiome & non-pathogenic bacteria; inflammation; vitamin D & gut-immune interactions; cancer; and more.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:03:33 How immune system detects pathogens
00:18:42 Detection of damaged cells
00:25:33 Metabolic cost of immune system
00:31:21 Immune regulation of commensal bacteria
00:40:00 Inflammation, gut health & microbiome
00:55:20 Vitamin D & immune system detection of cancer
01:02:49 Immunity, vitamin D & nutritional supplements
