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Characteristics of intestinal lamina propria dendritic cells in a mouse model of postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 May 2012
Long Yanqin, Wang Wenfeng, Wang Huan, Hao Liangcheng, Qian Wei, Hou Xiaohua
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS), which results from inflammation has been emphasized a lot recently. Dendritic cells (DCs) may contribute to intestinal mucosal immune activation in the pathogenesis of PI-IBS. This study tested the hypothesis that phenotype and function of intestinal lamina propria DCs (LPDCs) changed in the development of a PI-IBS mouse model. METHODS: Mice...
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