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SUBMITTER: Wilmore JR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6350773 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wilmore Joel R JR Gaudette Brian T BT Gomez Atria Daniela D Hashemi Tina T Jones Derek D DD Gardner Christopher A CA Cole Stephen D SD Misic Ana M AM Beiting Daniel P DP Allman David D
Cell host & microbe 20180222 3
Serum immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies are readily detected in mice and people, but the mechanisms underlying the induction of serum IgA and its role in host protection remain uncertain. We report that select commensal bacteria induce several facets of systemic IgA-mediated immunity. Exposing conventional mice to a unique but natural microflora that included several members of the Proteobacteria phylum led to T cell-dependent increases in serum IgA levels and the induction of large numbers of I ...[more]