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Rapid development of colitis in NSAID-treated IL-10-deficient mice.
Gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2002
Berg Daniel J, Zhang Juan, Weinstock Joel V, Ismail Hanan F, Earle Keith A, Alila Hector, Pamukcu Rifat, Moore Steven, Lynch Richard G
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Interleukin (IL)-10 is an anti-inflammatory and immune regulatory cytokine. IL-10-deficient mice (IL-10(-/-)) develop chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), indicating that endogenous IL-10 is a central regulator of the mucosal immune response. Prostaglandins are lipid mediators that may be important mediators of intestinal inflammation. In this study we assessed the role of prostaglandins...
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