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Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 1 mediates recognition of Clostridium difficile and induces neutrophil recruitment and protection against the pathogen.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Apr 2011
Hasegawa Mizuho, Yamazaki Takashi, Kamada Nobuhiko, Tawaratsumida Kazuki, Kim Yun-Gi, Núñez Gabriel, Inohara Naohiro
Abstract excerpt
Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive obligate anaerobic pathogen that causes pseudomembranous colitis in antibiotics-treated individuals. However, host immune protective mechanisms against C. difficile are largely unknown. In this study, we show that C. difficile possesses potent stimulatory activity for nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 1 (Nod1), an intracellular pattern recognition molecule that...
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