Current information about Helicobacter infections in humans and various domestic, wild, and
research animal species that have been used or have the potential to be used as animal …

Mice with targeted deletion of the gene for interleukin-10 (IL-10) spontaneously develop
enterocolitis when maintained in conventional conditions but develop only colitis when kept …

Mice lacking the transcription factor T-bet in the innate immune system develop microbiota-
dependent colitis. Here, we show that interleukin-17A (IL-17A)-producing IL-7Rα+ innate …

Summary Interleukin (IL)-10-deficient (IL-10−/−) mice develop colitis under specific
pathogen-free (SPF) conditions and remain disease free if kept sterile (germ free [GF]). We …

Branch points and flexures in the high pressure arterial system have long been recognized
as sites of unusually high turbulence and consequent stress in humans are foci for …

The bacterial community (microbiota) that inhabits the gut of humans appears to be an
important source of antigens that drive the chronic immunological processes characteristic of …

Interleukin-2 (IL-2) amplifies immune stimuli and influences B cell differentiation. IL-2-
deficient mice spontaneously develop intestinal inflammation if raised under specific …

Objectives. To determine whether differences within the complex intestinal microflora can be
demonstrated between patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and healthy individuals …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the negative influence of excessive exercise on
immunity, substance and energy metabolism as well as gut microbiota in mice. Firstly, an …

Infection of mouse colonies with Helicobacter spp. has become an increasing concern for
the research community. Although Helicobacter infection may cause clinical disease …