Varied role of the gut epithelium in mucosal homeostasis

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 647-654

  McCole, Declan F ^a   Barrett, Kim E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epithelial; Nuclear factor B; Nucleotide binding oligomerization domain 2; p38; Tight junction; Toll like receptor

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN SULFATE; FLAGELLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; BACTERIUM; CELL FUNCTION; CELL REGENERATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; CELIAC DISEASE; CROHN DISEASE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; NOD2 SIGNALING ADAPTOR PROTEIN; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 34848813535     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0b013e3282f0153b     Document Type: Review

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