Open AccessProbiotics increase T regulatory cells and reduce severity of experimental colitis in mice
Author(s) -
Hai-Mei Zhao,
Xiaoying Huang,
Zhi-Qin Zuo,
Qi-Hong Pan,
Meiying Ao,
Feng Zhou,
Hongning Liu,
Zhiyong Liu,
Duan-Yong Liu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i5.742
Subject(s) - colitis , foxp3 , mesenteric lymph nodes , il 2 receptor , regulatory t cell , medicine , flow cytometry , immunology , gastroenterology , tumor necrosis factor alpha , interleukin , lymph , t cell , cytokine , pathology , immune system
To investigate the effect of probiotics on regulating T regulatory cells and reducing the severity of experimental colitis in mice.