Presence of anti-microbial antibodies in liver cirrhosis--a tell-tale sign of compromised immunity?

Presence of anti-microbial antibodies in liver cirrhosis--a tell-tale sign of compromised immunity?

BACKGROUND: Bacterial translocation plays important role in the complications of liver cirrhosis. Antibody formation against various microbial antigens is common in Crohn's disease and considered to be caused by sustained exposure to gut microflora constituents. We hypothesized that anti-microb...

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Main Authors: Maria Papp, Gary L Norman, Zsuzsanna Vitalis, Istvan Tornai, Istvan Altorjay, Ildiko Foldi, Miklos Udvardy, Zakera Shums, Tamas Dinya, Peter Orosz, Bela Lombay, Gabriella Par, Alajos Par, Gabor Veres, Timea Csak, Janos Osztovits, Ferenc Szalay, Peter Laszlo Lakatos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2944893?pdf=render

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