Intestinal Acid Sphingomyelinase Protects From Severe Pathogen-Driven Colitis

Inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are emerging as a global problem with increased evidence and prevalence in numerous countries. A dysregulated sphingolipid metabolism occurs in patients with ulcerative colitis and is discussed to contribute to its pathogenesis. In the present stud...

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Main Authors: Jana Meiners, Vittoria Palmieri, Robert Klopfleisch, Jana-Fabienne Ebel, Lukasz Japtok, Fabian Schumacher, Ayan Mohamud Yusuf, Katrin A. Becker, Julia Zöller, Matthias Hose, Burkhard Kleuser, Dirk M. Hermann, Richard N. Kolesnick, Jan Buer, Wiebke Hansen, Astrid M. Westendorf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01386/full