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Inflammatory bowel disease: an impaired barrier disease.
Langenbeck's archives of surgery - 1 Jan 2013
Jäger Simon, Stange Eduard F, Wehkamp Jan
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BACKGROUND: The intestinal barrier is a delicate structure composed of a single layer of epithelial cells, the mucus, commensal bacteria, immune cells, and antibodies. Furthermore, a wealth of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) can be found in the mucus and defend the mucosa. Different lines of investigations now point to a prominent pathophysiological role of defensins, an important family of AMPs, in the...
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