Critical role for tumor necrosis factor alpha in controlling the number of lumenal pathogenic bacteria and immunopathology in infectious colitis
<p style="text-align:justify;"> Infection of mice with the intestinal bacterial pathogenCitrobacter rodentium results in colonic mucosal hyperplasia and a local Th1 inflammatory response similar to that seen in mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease. In these latter models, and...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2001
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