Intestinal Immune System

Intestinal Immune System
ISBN-10
1615041443
ISBN-13
9781615041442
Category
Medical
Pages
110
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Authors
Soichiro Miura, Ryota Hokari, Shunsuke Komoto

Description

The intestinal mucosa thus shows a unique morphological structure with many immune cells being present under physiological conditions. This condition is known as "controlled inflammation." These abundant immune cells also have characteristic functions: they are "negatively regulated" and have been educated not to overreact unnecessarily to the intestinal luminal milieu. Main players that control inflammation of the intestinal mucosa include regulatory cytokines and regulatory T cells which induce oral tolerance to intestinal bacteria and food antigens, and the secretory IgA system. The maintenance of unique immunological activity in the intestine is also related to an organized, orchestrated lymphocyte migratory mechanism called the "common mucosal immune system." --

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