Immunomodulation by commensal and probiotic bacteria

Immunological Investigations

Volumn 39, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 429-448

  Forsythe, Paul ^a   Bienenstock, John ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Commensal bacteria; Dendritic cells; Enteric nerves; Probiotics; T regulatory cells

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; CHICKEN GAMMA GLOBULIN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; INTERLEUKIN 10; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN; TETANUS TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; COMMENSAL; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EPITHELIUM CELL; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE INNERVATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 77952141192     PISSN: 08820139     EISSN: 15324311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820131003667978     Document Type: Review

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