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The gut as a source of inflammatory cytokines after stimulation with endotoxin.

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1997

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Cora K. Ogle, Xu Guo, Per‐Olof Hasselgren, James D. Ogle, Jacob Alexander
PubMed

Abstract

Enterocytes can produce TNF and IL-6, and endotoxin can increase the production of these cytokines by enterocytes. The gut therefore has the potential to become an important source of inflammatory cytokines.