Short-term Oral Antibiotics Treatment Promotes Inflammatory Activation of Colonic Invariant Natural Killer T and Conventional CD4+ T Cells

The gut mucosa is continuously exposed to a vast community of microorganisms, collectively defined as microbiota, establishing a mutualistic relationship with the host and contributing to shape the immune system. Gut microbiota is acquired at birth, and its composition is relatively stable during th...

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Main Authors: Claudia Burrello, Federica Garavaglia, Fulvia Milena Cribiù, Giulia Ercoli, Silvano Bosari, Flavio Caprioli, Federica Facciotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2018.00021/full

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