[Intestinal microbiota as regulator of the immune system].
The intestinal microbiota contributes to the regulation of the intestinal immune system and protection against intestinal infections. Recent studies revealed that the locally restricted intestinal microbiota affects systemic immunity and influences the induction of autoimmunity.
Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, ein Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, Berlin. chang@drfz.de
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D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000276:immunology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D054892:Metagenome / Q000276:immunology*; D018448:Models, Immunological