4. Gastrointestinal mucosal immunity

Barry K. Wershil; Glenn T. Furuta

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2007.10.023

4. Gastrointestinal mucosal immunity

Barry K. Wershil, Glenn T. Furuta^*

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Abstract

Mucosal surfaces constitute a large host-environmental interface that must be protected from pathogenic organisms. The mucosal immune system has evolved as a distinct immune organ functioning independently from its systemic counterpart. The mucosal immune system has the difficult task of mounting protective responses to invading microorganisms while maintaining a state of nonresponsiveness to commensal bacteria and food antigens. The system has unique cellular components and functional aspects that permit it to carry out this dual role.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	S380-S383
Journal	Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume	121
Issue number	2 SUPPL. 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2007.10.023
State	Published - Feb 2008

Keywords

Mucosal immunity
oral tolerance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Immunology and Allergy
Immunology

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