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The Invasive Phenotype of Shigella flexneri Directs a Distinct Gene Expression Pattern in the Human Intestinal Epithelial Cell Line Caco-2
29 Aug 2003
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Invasion of the human colonic epithelium by Shigella flexneri causes inflammation that disrupts the intestinal barrier. Invaded intestinal epithelial cells are the major source of mediators recruiting the inflammatory infiltrate. To better characterize the global response of intestinal epithelial cells to Shigella invasion, Caco-2 cells were infected by an invasive isolate of S. flexneri 5a, and their...
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