<i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> CONDITIONED MEDIA REDUCES THE SEVERITY OF COLITIS AND INDUCES A SHIFT IN MACROPHAGE PHENOTYPE

Lactobacillus plantarum is known to reduce the inflammatory response of macrophages in vitro and decrease inflammation in vivo during colitis. A predominance of M2, anti-inflammatory, macrophages correlates with a reduced severity of colitis. The purpose of this study was to determine if L. plantaru...

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Main Author: TAYLOR, MICHELLE MARIE
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/6789