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Patients with inflammatory bowel disease exhibit dysregulated responses to microbial DNA.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Hotte Naomi S C, Salim Saad Y, Tso Robert H, Albert Eric J, Bach Phil, Walker John, Dieleman Levinus A, Fedorak Richard N, Madsen Karen L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A critical role for the gut epithelium lies in its ability to discriminate between pathogens and commensals and respond appropriately. Dysfunctional interactions between microbes and epithelia are believed to have a role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this study, we analyzed microbiota and gene expression in IBD patients and examined responses of mucosal biopsies to bacterial DNA. METHODS:...
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