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Deficient production of reactive oxygen species leads to severe chronic DSS-induced colitis in Ncf1/p47phox-mutant mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Rodrigues-Sousa Tiago, Ladeirinha Ana Filipa, Santiago Ana Raquel, Carvalheiro Helena, Raposo Bruno, Alarcão Ana, Cabrita António, Holmdahl Rikard, Carvalho Lina, Souto-Carneiro M Margarida
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BACKGROUND: Colitis is a common clinical complication in chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), a primary immunodeficiency caused by impaired oxidative burst. Existing experimental data from NADPH-oxidase knockout mice propose contradictory roles for the involvement of reactive oxygen species in colitis chronicity and severity. Since genetically controlled mice with a point-mutation in the Ncf1 gene are susceptible...
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