Commensal bacteria regulate thymic Aire expression.

Commensal bacteria regulate thymic Aire expression.

Commensal bacteria in gastrointestinal tracts are reported to function as an environmental factor to regulate intestinal inflammation and immune responses. However, it remains largely unknown whether such bacterial function exerts any effect on other immune organs distant from the intestine. In this...

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Main Authors: Akihito Nakajima, Naoko Negishi, Hiromichi Tsurui, Naomi Kadowaki-Ohtsuji, Keiko Maeda, Masanobu Nanno, Yoshitaka Yamaguchi, Nobuyoshi Shimizu, Hideo Yagita, Ko Okumura, Sonoko Habu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4144919?pdf=render

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