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Role for IL-4 in macromolecular transport across human intestinal epithelium
1 May 1999
Abstract excerpt
Increased epithelial permeability is associated with intestinal inflammation, but there is little information on factors that regulate barrier function in the absence of or before inflammation. We examined if interleukin (IL)-4, or serum from atopic individuals, could alter the barrier function of human colonic epithelial (T84) monolayers to antigenic-sized macromolecules. IL-4 and atopic serum significantly...
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