PLoS ONE, 2021 Interaction of Clostridioides difficile spores with the intestinal mucosa contributes to the persistence and recurrence of the infection. Advanced age is one of the main risk factors for C. difficile infection and recurrence of the disease.
Pablo Castro-Córdova +2 more
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Dendritic cell subsets in the intestinal lamina propria: ontogeny and function [PDF]
, 2013 The intestinal mucosa is exposed to large amounts of foreign antigen (Ag) derived from commensal bacteria, dietary Ags, and intestinal pathogens. Dendritic cells (DCs) are believed to be involved in the induction of tolerance to harmless Ags and in ...
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Iron metabolism of intestinal mucosa in various blood diseases [PDF]
, 1964 For the investigation of iron metabolism in the intestinal mucosa in various blood diseases, intestinal biopsy (duodenum) was performed on 10 healthy controls and 35 cases with various blood diseases.
Kimura, Ikuro +2 more
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Effect of ischemia on the canine large bowel: A comparison with the small intestine [PDF]
, 1996 Mucosal injury caused by ischemia and reperfusion has been well documented with the small intestine, but little is known about the colon. In the present study, the effect of warm and cold ischemia on the canine colon was studied and compared to that on ...
Ikoma, A +6 more
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Myosin light chain kinase mediates intestinal barrier disruption following burn injury. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Severe burn injury results in the loss of intestinal barrier function, however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation mediated by MLC kinase (MLCK) is critical to the pathophysiological regulation ...
Chuanli Chen +4 more
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To respond or not to respond - a personal perspective of intestinal tolerance [PDF]
, 2018 For many years, the intestine was one of the poor relations of the immunology world, being a realm inhabited mostly by specialists and those interested in unusual phenomena.
A Besredka +142 more
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Platelet Activating Factor Synthesis and Metabolism in Intestinal Ischaemia-Reperfusion Injury
Mediators of Inflammation, 1994 The object of this study was to characterize the synthesis and metabolism of platelet activating factor (PAF) by intestinal mucosa subjected to ischaemia–reperfusion injury.
M. J. Mangino +3 more
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Porcine intestinal glycosphingolipids recognized by F6-fimbriated enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli [PDF]
, 2014 One important virulence factor of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli is their ability to adhere via fimbrial adhesins to specific receptors located on the intestinal mucosa. Here, the potential glycosphingolipid receptors of enterotoxigenic F6-fimbriated E.
Benktander, John +4 more
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Mucosal adhesion and anti-inflammatory effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in the human colonic mucosa. A proof-of-concept study [PDF]
, 2018 AIM To investigate the adhesion and anti-inflammatory effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) in the colonic mucosa of healthy and ulcerative colitis (UC) patients, both in vivo and ex vivo in an organ culture model.
Corleto, Vito Domenico +6 more
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