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Contribution of TLR signaling to the pathogenesis of colitis-associated cancer in inflammatory bowel disease
1 Jan 2014
Abstract excerpt
In the intestine a balance between proinflammatory and repair signals of the immune system is essential for the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis. The innate immunity ensures a primary host response to microbial invasion, which induces an inflammatory process to localize the infection and prevent systemic dissemination of pathogens. The key elements of this process are the germline encoded pattern recognition...
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