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Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated Gut Commensals Degrade Components of the Extracellular Matrix
29 Nov 2022
Abstract excerpt
Healthy gut epithelial cells form a barrier that keeps bacteria and other substances from entering the blood or tissues of the body. Those cells sit on scaffolding that maintains the structure of the gut and informs our immune system about the integrity of this barrier. In patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), breaks are formed in this cellular barrier, and bacteria gain access to the underlying tissue...
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