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SUBMITTER: Yanagisawa N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6214128 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yanagisawa Naoko N Ueshiba Hidehiro H Abe Yoshihiro Y Kato Hidehito H Higuchi Tomoaki T Yagi Junji J
International journal of molecular sciences 20181019 10
Gut commensal microorganisms have been linked with chronic inflammation at the extra-intestinal niche of the body. The object of the study was to investigate on the chronic effects of a gut commensal <i>Escherichia coli</i> on extra-intestinal glands. The presence of autoimmune response was diagnosed by autoantibody levels and histological methods. Repeated injection of <i>E. coli</i> induced mononuclear cell inflammation in the Harderian and submandibular salivary glands of female C57BL/6 mice. ...[more]