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SUBMITTER: Lee G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5671659 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Gihyun G Jung Kyoung-Hwa KH Shin Dasom D Lee Chanju C Kim Woogyeong W Lee Sujin S Kim Jinju J Bae Hyunsu H
Frontiers in immunology 20171031
The increased incidence of Crohn's disease in smokers has been recently reported, suggesting a strong association of cigarette smoke (CS) with colitis. However, the mechanism of the action of CS on colitis has not yet been explored. Here, we demonstrate that CS exposure is sufficient to induce colitis in mice. Interestingly, the colitis is mainly mediated by Th1, but not Th17, responses. CD4<sup>+</sup> T-cell depletion or T-bet/IFN-γ deficiency protects against the development of colitis induce ...[more]