Effects of dietary-fiber levels on RANK/RANKL/OPG expression in the appendix of weanling rabbits

Background/purpose: The dietary fiber can regulate the intestinal mucosal immunity, and the M cell is the portal for initiating mucosal immunity. We investigated the effects of dietary fiber on the transport of Escherichia coli to assess the function of microfold (M) cells in the appendix. Method: A...

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Main Authors: Yanli Zhu, Yingchao Sun, Nanbin Zhang, Fuchang Li, Hailiang Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118219300234