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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Xingmin Wang
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-55233 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Wang Xingmin X Yang Yonghong Y Huycke Mark M MM
Gut 20140606 3
<h4>Objective</h4>Commensal bacteria and innate immunity play a major role in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). We propose that selected commensals polarise colon macrophages to produce endogenous mutagens that initiate chromosomal instability (CIN), lead to expression of progenitor and tumour stem cell markers, and drive CRC through a bystander effect.<h4>Design</h4>Primary murine colon epithelial cells were repetitively exposed to Enterococcus faecalis-infected macrophages, or purifi ...[more]