Therapeutic faecal microbiota transplantation controls intestinal inflammation through IL10 secretion by immune cells

Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is becoming a therapeutic option in several gastrointestinal disorders. Here, Burrello et al. study the immunological mechanisms by which FMT reduces colonic inflammation and initiates the restoration of intestinal homeostasis in a mouse model of colitis.

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Main Authors: Claudia Burrello, Federica Garavaglia, Fulvia Milena Cribiù, Giulia Ercoli, Gianluca Lopez, Jacopo Troisi, Angelo Colucci, Silvia Guglietta, Sara Carloni, Simone Guglielmetti, Valentina Taverniti, Giulia Nizzoli, Silvano Bosari, Flavio Caprioli, Maria Rescigno, Federica Facciotti
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/6f140d01828f4beeb27e25c2efa5c440
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