Modulation of immune development and function by intestinal microbiota

Trends in Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 507-517

  Kabat, Agnieszka M ^a   Srinivasan, Naren ^a,b   Maloy, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commensals; Immune regulation; Microbiota; Mucosal immunity

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

B LYMPHOCYTE; CELLS BY BODY ANATOMY; COMMENSAL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENTERIC VIRUS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENOTYPE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; INTESTINE FLORA; LYMPHOID CELL; MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTE; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINES; LYMPHOCYTES; MICROBIOTA; PHAGOCYTES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84921367265     PISSN: 14714906     EISSN: 14714981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2014.07.010     Document Type: Review

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