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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Cao W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5741099 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Immunity 20171201 6
CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells are tightly regulated by microbiota in the intestine, but whether intestinal T cells interface with host-derived metabolites is less clear. Here, we show that CD4<sup>+</sup> T effector (Teff) cells upregulated the xenobiotic transporter, Mdr1, in the ileum to maintain homeostasis in the presence of bile acids. Whereas wild-type Teff cells upregulated Mdr1 in the ileum, those lacking Mdr1 displayed mucosal dysfunction and induced Crohn's disease-like ileitis following tra ...[more]