Probiotic Bifidobacterium breve induces IL-10-producing Tr1 cells in the colon.

Specific intestinal microbiota has been shown to induce Foxp3(+) regulatory T cell development. However, it remains unclear how development of another regulatory T cell subset, Tr1 cells, is regulated in the intestine. Here, we analyzed the role of two probiotic strains of intestinal bacteria, Lacto...

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Main Authors: Seong Gyu Jeon, Hisako Kayama, Yoshiyasu Ueda, Takuya Takahashi, Takashi Asahara, Hirokazu Tsuji, Noriko M Tsuji, Hiroshi Kiyono, Ji Su Ma, Takashi Kusu, Ryu Okumura, Hiromitsu Hara, Hiroki Yoshida, Masahiro Yamamoto, Koji Nomoto, Kiyoshi Takeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3364948?pdf=render