Colonic inflammation in mice is improved by cigarette smoke through iNKT cells recruitment.

Cigarette smoke (CS) protects against intestinal inflammation during ulcerative colitis. Immunoregulatory mechanisms sustaining this effect remain unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of CS on experimental colitis and to characterize the intestinal inflammatory response at the ce...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Muriel Montbarbon, Muriel Pichavant, Audrey Langlois, Edmone Erdual, François Maggiotto, Christel Neut, Thierry Mallevaey, Sébastien Dharancy, Laurent Dubuquoy, François Trottein, Antoine Cortot, Pierre Desreumaux, Philippe Gosset, Benjamin Bertin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23638007/?tool=EBI