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Apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells restricts Clostridium difficile infection in a model of pseudomembranous colitis
Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of pseudomembranous colitis in hospitalized patients. C. difficile enterotoxins TcdA and TcdB promote this inflammatory condition via a cytotoxic response on intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), but the underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood. Addi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6242954/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30451870 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07386-5 |