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Wendy S Garrett1, Laurie H Glimcher.
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Inflammatory bowel disease is a disease that reflects a disequilibrium in host-commensal homeostasis. T-bet-/-xRAG2-/- deficient mice develop a spontaneous juvenile ulcerative colitis resulting from a pro-inflammatory response to the commensal microbiota that is dendritic cell and TNF-alpha driven [schematized in Fig. 1]. The TRUC (T-bet-/- RAG2-/- ulcerative colitis) model is discussed in the broader context of the adaptive and innate immune mechanisms that regulate host-commensal relationships within the intestine.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19666230 PMCID: PMC2836906 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2009.07.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cytokine ISSN: 1043-4666 Impact factor: 3.861