Review on the effect of chemotherapy on the intestinal barrier: Epithelial permeability, mucus and bacterial translocation
Chemotherapy kills fast-growing cells including gut stem cells. This affects all components of the physical and functional intestinal barrier, i.e., the mucus layer, epithelium, and immune system. This results in an altered intestinal permeability of toxic compounds (e.g., endotoxins) as well as lum...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-06-01
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Series: | Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332223004328 |