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Depletion of Murine Intestinal Microbiota: Effects on Gut Mucosa and Epithelial Gene Expression
21 Mar 2011
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BACKGROUND: Inappropriate cross talk between mammals and their gut microbiota may trigger intestinal inflammation and drive extra-intestinal immune-mediated diseases. Epithelial cells constitute the interface between gut microbiota and host tissue, and may regulate host responses to commensal enteric bacteria. Gnotobiotic animals represent a powerful approach to study bacterial-host interaction but are not...
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