Cell BiologybioRxivPreprint
Western-style diet-induced microbial shifts and inflammation reprogram c-Kit⁺ secretory cells into targets for tumor initiation
Sara Silva, Paola Procopio, Valeriya V. Zinina…·Mark R. Schmitt
This study shows that a Western-style diet reprograms c-Kit⁺ secretory cells into tumor-initiating cells via microbial shifts and inflammation.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.06.716383