Paneth cells and necrotizing enterocolitis

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a common and devastating disease of premature infants. Immaturity of the innate immune system of the gut is central to the pathogenesis of NEC. Recent studies suggest a key role for Paneth cells in this disease. Addressing basic questions on the development and fun...

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Autor principal: Underwood, Mark A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Landes Bioscience 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3495794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22895084
http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/gmic.21738
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Sumario:Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a common and devastating disease of premature infants. Immaturity of the innate immune system of the gut is central to the pathogenesis of NEC. Recent studies suggest a key role for Paneth cells in this disease. Addressing basic questions on the development and function of immature Paneth cells may shed light on the puzzling pathophysiology of NEC. Current animal models of NEC are limited in their capacity to answer these questions.

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