Modeling the interactions of bacteria and Toll-like receptor-mediated inflammation in necrotizing enterocolitis

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 321, Issue , 2013, Pages 83-99

  Arciero, Julia ^a   Bard Ermentrout, G ^b   Siggers, Richard ^c   Afrazi, Amin ^c   Hackam, David ^c   Vodovotz, Yoram ^b,c   Rubin, Jonathan ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Inflammatory response; Intestine; Mathematical model; TLR4; TLR9

Indexed keywords

DNA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

BACTERIUM; DNA; GASTROENTERITIS; INHIBITION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBIOTICS;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE CELL; MACROPHAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOUSE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CELL LINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CPG ISLANDS; DNA; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84874520997     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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