Effect of EPEC endotoxin and bifidobacteria on intestinal barrier function through modulation of toll-like receptor 2 and toll-like receptor 4 expression in intestinal epithelial cell-18

Xia Yang, Xianchun Gao, Jun Liu, Hongyu Ren

World Journal of Gastroenterology · 2017 · 25 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

Bifidobacteria protect IEC-18 cells against injury by down-regulating TLR2 and TLR4 expression and enhance intestinal barrier function to protect the intestinal epithelial cells from pathogenic invasion.

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