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Peptidoglycan recognition proteins protect mice from experimental colitis by promoting normal gut flora and preventing induction of interferon-gamma.
Cell host & microbe - 19 Aug 2010
Saha Sukumar, Jing Xuefang, Park Shin Yong, Wang Shiyong, Li Xinna, Gupta Dipika, Dziarski Roman
Abstract excerpt
There are multiple mechanisms that protect the intestine from an excessive inflammatory response to intestinal microorganisms. We report here that all four mammalian peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs or Pglyrps) protect the host from colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS). Pglyrp1(-/-), Pglyrp2(-/-), Pglyrp3(-/-), and Pglyrp4(-/-) mice are all more sensitive than wild-type mice to DSS-induced...
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