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SUBMITTER: Groschwitz KR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2799737 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Groschwitz Katherine R KR Ahrens Richard R Osterfeld Heather H Gurish Michael F MF Han Xiaonan X Abrink Magnus M Finkelman Fred D FD Pejler Gunnar G Hogan Simon P SP
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20091216 52
Altered intestinal barrier function is postulated to be a central predisposing factor to intestinal diseases, including inflammatory bowel diseases and food allergies. However, the mechanisms involved in maintaining homeostatic intestinal barrier integrity remain undefined. In this study, we demonstrate that mice deficient in mast cells (Kit(W-sh/W-sh) [Wsh]) or mast cell chymase (Mcpt4(-/-)) have significantly decreased basal small intestinal permeability compared with wild-type (WT) mice. Alte ...[more]