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Microbiota of the Small Intestine Is Selectively Engulfed by Phagocytes of the Lamina Propria and Peyer's Patches.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Morikawa Masatoshi, Tsujibe Satoshi, Kiyoshima-Shibata Junko, Watanabe Yohei, Kato-Nagaoka Noriko, Shida Kan, Matsumoto Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
Phagocytes such as dendritic cells and macrophages, which are distributed in the small intestinal mucosa, play a crucial role in maintaining mucosal homeostasis by sampling the luminal gut microbiota. However, there is limited information regarding microbial uptake in a steady state. We investigated the composition of murine gut microbiota that is engulfed by phagocytes of specific subsets in the small intestinal...
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