title: Intestinal innate immunity and the pathogenesis of Salmonella enteritis.
abstract: Acute gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella typhimurium infection is a clinical problem with significant public health impact. The availability of several experimental models of this condition has allowed detailed investigation of the cellular and molecular interactions involved in its pathogenesis. Such studies have shed light on the roles played by bacterial virulence factors and host innate immune mechanisms in the development of intestinal inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Mucosal Immunology Laboratory, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
authors.forename: Chittur V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Srikanth
authors.forename: Bobby J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Cherayil
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D007422:Intestines / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D051379:Mice; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014774:Virulence