Gastroenterology
Report summarizes gastroenterology study findings from University of Freiburg, Institute of Medical Microbiology
Published in Gastroenterology Week, March 15th, 2010
Data detailed in 'Isolation of NK cells and NK-like cells from the intestinal lamina propria' have been presented. "Being exposed to food products, pathogens and harmless commensal bacteria, the mucosal immune system faces a constant challenge. Therefore, maintenance of a homeostatic balance is required to achieve tolerance to harmless bacteria and their products and to induce potent immunity to infection with pathogenic bacteria," scientists in Freiburg, Germany report.
"Until recently, the literature on mucosal natural killer (NK) cells residing in the intestinal lamina propria was scarce and phenotype and function of gut mucosal NK cells did not receive much...
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