Year: 2018
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: The intestinal epithelium is a gatekeeper of the internal milieu.Approximately 70% of all the lymphocytes of the human body are concentrated in the intra-epithelial and sub-epithelial intestinal layers (gut-associated lymphoid tissue, GALT), keeping a delicate balance between tolerance and protective immune response to infectious agents.Current in vitro models miss the inclusion of the gut immune-microbiome interface, thus presenting a gap in resembling the physiological aspects
Authors: Calatayud Arroyo, Marta, Dezutter, Olivier, Hernandez Sanabria, Emma, Van de Wiele, Tom
Institution: Ghent University
Language: English
Topic: Gut microbiota and health
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7037245936