Host-Microbiota Interactions Shape Local and Systemic Inflammatory Diseases

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The Toll-like receptor 2 pathway establishes colonization by a commensal of the human microbiota

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Reciprocal interactions of the intestinal microbiota and immune system

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Gut-Residing Segmented Filamentous Bacteria Drive Autoimmune Arthritis via T Helper 17 Cells

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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Induces Remission in Patients With Active Ulcerative Colitis in a Randomized Controlled Trial

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CARD9 impacts colitis by altering gut microbiota metabolism of tryptophan into aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Mutations Affecting the Interleukin-10 Receptor

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The Key Role of Segmented Filamentous Bacteria in the Coordinated Maturation of Gut Helper T Cell Responses

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Host-Mediated Inflammation Disrupts the Intestinal Microbiota and Promotes the Overgrowth of Enterobacteriaceae

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Secretory IgA's complex roles in immunity and mucosal homeostasis in the gut

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Host-Derived Nitrate Boosts Growth of E. coli in the Inflamed Gut

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