Immunological aspects of intestinal mucus and mucins

Nature Reviews Immunology 16, 639 (2016). doi:10.1038/nri.2016.88 Authors: Malin E. V. Johansson & Gunnar C. Hansson A number of mechanisms ensure that the intestine is protected from pathogens and also against our own intestinal microbiota. The outermost of these is the secreted mucus, which entraps bacteria and prevents their translocation into the tissue. Mucus contains many immunomodulatory molecules and is largely
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