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NF-κB and Mucosal Homeostasis.
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PMID:  20838961     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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NF-κB is well characterized as a primary mediator of inflammatory responses during infection and immune reactions, but it has recently become evident that NF-κB also mediates a potent cytoprotective, homeostatic function under basal conditions. This role is especially evident in the mammalian intestine, which is challenged not only with a range of microbial pathogens, but is also in constant contact with potent proinflammatory commensal bacteria and their products. Present data lead to the overall conclusion that antiapoptotic actions of NF-κB in intestinal epithelial cells dominate tissue responses to many acute inflammatory and injurious challenges, whereas proinflammatory and cell survival functions of NF-κB in macrophages and T cells govern chronic intestinal inflammation. This review focuses on the protective and homeostatic functions of NF-κB, and the importance of NF-κB in determining host-microbe interactions in the intestinal tract.
Authors:
Lars Eckmann; Andrew S Neish
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current topics in microbiology and immunology     Volume:  349     ISSN:  0070-217X     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr. Top. Microbiol. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-27     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0110513     Medline TA:  Curr Top Microbiol Immunol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  145-58     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, 92093-0063, USA, leckmann@ucsd.edu.
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