Interleukin 22 disrupts pancreatic function in newborn mice expressing IL-23

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is associated with severe neonatal morbidity. Here the authors show, mirroring the NEC phenotype, that IL-23 overexpression in neonates causes malabsorption and decreased expression of intestinal and pancreatic genes mediating food digestion and uptake through IL-22,...

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Main Authors: Lili Chen, Valentina Strohmeier, Zhengxiang He, Madhura Deshpande, Jovani Catalan-Dibene, Scott K. Durum, Thomas M. Moran, Thomas Kraus, Huabao Xiong, Jeremiah J. Faith, Chhinder P. Sodhi, David J. Hackam, Sergio A. Lira, Glaucia C. Furtado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12540-8