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Lactobacillus probiotic protects intestinal epithelium from radiation injury in a TLR-2/cyclo-oxygenase-2-dependent manner

BACKGROUND: The small intestinal epithelium is highly sensitive to radiation and is a major site of injury during radiation therapy and environmental overexposure. OBJECTIVE: To examine probiotic bacteria as potential radioprotective agents in the intestine. METHODS: 8-week-old C57BL/6 wild-type or...

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Autores principales: Ciorba, Matthew A, Riehl, Terrence E, Rao, M Suprada, Moon, Clara, Ee, Xueping, Nava, Gerardo M, Walker, Monica R, Marinshaw, Jeffrey M, Stappenbeck, Thaddeus S, Stenson, William F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3345937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22027478
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2011-300367