The liver may act as a firewall mediating mutualism between the host and its gut commensal microbiota.

Balmer, Maria L

The liver may act as a firewall mediating mutualism between the host and its gut commensal microbiota. [electronic resource] - Science translational medicine May 2014 - 237ra66 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1946-6242

10.1126/scitranslmed.3008618 doi


Adult
Aged
Animals
Bacterial Load
Bacterial Translocation
Disease Models, Animal
Fatty Liver--immunology
Feces--microbiology
Female
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Humans
Immunity, Innate
Immunity, Mucosal
Intestines--blood supply
Kupffer Cells--microbiology
Liver--blood supply
Liver Circulation
Liver Diseases--immunology
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Middle Aged
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors