Enterocyte Microvillus-Derived Vesicles Detoxify Bacterial Products and Regulate Epithelial-Microbial Interactions

The continuous monolayer of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) lining the gut lumen functions as the site of nutrient absorption and as a physical barrier to prevent the translocation of microbes and associated toxic compounds into the peripheral vasculature [1]. IECs also express host defense prote...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current biology 2012-04, Vol.22 (7), p.627-631
Hauptverfasser: Shifrin, David A., McConnell, Russell E., Nambiar, Rajalakshmi, Higginbotham, James N., Coffey, Robert J., Tyska, Matthew J.
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