Dr. Patrice Cani, from Catholic University of Louvain, is a leading researcher in the area of gut microbiota and metabolic disorders. He serves on the Gut Microbiota for Health board of experts.

Gut Microbiota for Health editors bring you a video interview with Dr. Cani as part of our conference highlights series from the 2015 Keystone Symposium, “Gut Microbiota Modulation of Host Physiology: The Search for Mechanism“.

In this video, Dr. Cani answers the following questions:

  • What can trigger inflammation in the gut?
  • Is gut permeability a cause or consequence of inflammation?
  • What are the consequences of gut permeability and increased low-grade inflammatory tone?