Symbiotic polyamine metabolism regulates epithelial proliferation and macrophage differentiation in the colon
oleh: Atsuo Nakamura, Shin Kurihara, Daisuke Takahashi, Wakana Ohashi, Yutaka Nakamura, Shunsuke Kimura, Masayoshi Onuki, Aiko Kume, Yukiko Sasazawa, Yukihiro Furusawa, Yuuki Obata, Shinji Fukuda, Shinji Saiki, Mitsuharu Matsumoto, Koji Hase
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01 |
Deskripsi
Polyamines produced by intestinal bacteria are thought to have beneficial effects on the host. Here the authors show that these polyamines increase regulatory macrophage abundance and are taken up by colonic epithelial cells to enhance colonic barrier function and immunity in mice.