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Abstract
Our molecular understanding of how pathogen-microbiota-immune system interactions influence disease outcomes is limited. In this issue of Immunity, Behnsen et al. (2014) report that the cytokine interleukin-22, which usually plays a protective role, promotes pathogen colonization by suppressing related commensal bacteria.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24560194 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2014.01.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunity ISSN: 1074-7613 Impact factor: 31.745