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SUBMITTER: Montenegro-Miranda PS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7301200 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Montenegro-Miranda Paula S PS van der Meer Jonathan H M JHM Jones Christine C Meisner Sander S Vermeulen Jacqueline L M JLM Koster Jan J Wildenberg Manon E ME Heijmans Jarom J Boudreau Francois F Ribeiro Agnes A van den Brink Gijs R GR Muncan Vanesa V
Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology 20200305 2
<h4>Background & aims</h4>Recent evidence has suggested that the intact intestinal epithelial barrier protects our body from a range of immune-mediated diseases. The epithelial layer has an impressive ability to reconstitute and repair upon damage and this process of repair increasingly is seen as a therapeutic target. In vitro models to study this process in primary intestinal cells are lacking.<h4>Methods</h4>We established and characterized an in vitro model of intestinal damage and repair by ...[more]