Campylobacter jejuni induces acute enterocolitis in gnotobiotic IL-10-/- mice via Toll-like-receptor-2 and -4 signaling.

BACKGROUND: Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of foodborne bacterial enterocolitis worldwide. Investigation of immunopathology is hampered by a lack of suitable vertebrate models. We have recently shown that gnotobiotic mice as well as conventional IL-10(-/-) animals are susceptible to C. jeju...

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Main Authors: Lea-Maxie Haag, André Fischer, Bettina Otto, Rita Plickert, Anja A Kühl, Ulf B Göbel, Stefan Bereswill, Markus M Heimesaat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3393706?pdf=render