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. 2014 Feb 20;40(2):173-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2014.01.007.

The battle in the gut

Denise M Monack  1
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The battle in the gut

Denise M Monack. Immunity. .
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Abstract

Our molecular understanding of how pathogen-microbiota-immune system interactions influence disease outcomes is limited. In this issue of Immunity, Behnsen et al. (2014) report that the cytokine interleukin-22, which usually plays a protective role, promotes pathogen colonization by suppressing related commensal bacteria.

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