Extracellular vesicles derived from gut microbiota, especially Akkermansia muciniphila, protect the progression of dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis.

Gut microbiota play an important part in the pathogenesis of mucosal inflammation, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, owing to the complexity of the gut microbiota, our understanding of the roles of commensal and pathogenic bacteria in the maintenance of immune homeostasis in the gut...

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Main Authors: Chil-Sung Kang, Mingi Ban, Eun-Jeong Choi, Hyung-Geun Moon, Jun-Sung Jeon, Dae-Kyum Kim, Soo-Kyung Park, Seong Gyu Jeon, Tae-Young Roh, Seung-Jae Myung, Yong Song Gho, Jae Gyu Kim, Yoon-Keun Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3811976?pdf=render