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SUBMITTER: Bhatt AP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6013262 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bhatt Aadra P AP Gunasekara Dulan B DB Speer Jennifer J Reed Mark I MI Peña Alexis N AN Midkiff Bentley R BR Magness Scott T ST Bultman Scott J SJ Allbritton Nancy L NL Redinbo Matthew R MR
ACS infectious diseases 20171110 1
The intestinal epithelium provides a critical barrier that separates the gut microbiota from host tissues. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are efficacious analgesics and antipyretics and are among the most frequently used drugs worldwide. In addition to gastric damage, NSAIDs are toxic to the intestinal epithelium, causing erosions, perforations, and longitudinal ulcers in the gut. Here, we use a unique in vitro human primary small intestinal cell monolayer system to pinpoint the i ...[more]