Intraluminal administration of poly I:C causes an enteropathy that is exacerbated by administration of oral dietary antigen.

Systemic administration of polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly I:C), mimics virally-induced activation of TLR3 signalling causing acute small intestine damage, but whether and how mucosal administration of poly I:C causes enteropathy is less clear. Our aim was to investigate the inflammatory pathw...

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Main Authors: Romina E Araya, Jennifer Jury, Constanza Bondar, Elena F Verdu, Fernando G Chirdo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4051664?pdf=render