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DC-derived IL-18 drives Treg differentiation, murine Helicobacter pylori-specific immune tolerance, and asthma protection.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Mar 2012
Oertli Mathias, Sundquist Malin, Hitzler Iris, Engler Daniela B, Arnold Isabelle C, Reuter Sebastian, Maxeiner Joachim, Hansson Malin, Taube Christian, Quiding-Järbrink Marianne, Müller Anne
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Persistent colonization with the gastric bacterial pathogen Helicobacter pylori causes gastritis and predisposes infected individuals to gastric cancer. Conversely, it is also linked to protection from allergic, chronic inflammatory, and autoimmune diseases. We demonstrate here that H. pylori inhibits LPS-induced maturation of DCs and reprograms DCs toward a tolerance-promoting phenotype. Our results showed that...
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