Depletion of murine intestinal microbiota: effects on gut mucosa and epithelial gene expression.

BACKGROUND: Inappropriate cross talk between mammals and their gut microbiota may trigger intestinal inflammation and drive extra-intestinal immune-mediated diseases. Epithelial cells constitute the interface between gut microbiota and host tissue, and may regulate host responses to commensal enteri...

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Main Authors: Dag Henrik Reikvam, Alexander Erofeev, Anders Sandvik, Vedrana Grcic, Frode Lars Jahnsen, Peter Gaustad, Kathy D McCoy, Andrew J Macpherson, Leonardo A Meza-Zepeda, Finn-Eirik Johansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3061881?pdf=render