Role of postnatal acquisition of the intestinal microbiome in the early development of immune function

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 262-273

  Dimmitt, Reed A ^a   Staley, Elizabeth M ^a   Chuang, Gin ^b   Tanner, Scott M ^b   Soltau, Thomas D ^a   Lorenz, Robin G ^a,b  

^a Department of Microbiology ^*  (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotics; commensal microbiota; necrotizing enterocolitis; probiotics; Toll like receptors

Indexed keywords

TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 5;

ARTICLE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MICROBIOME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CYTOKINES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-17; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LYMPH NODES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS;

EID: 77956444017     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181e1a114     Document Type: Article

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