title: Impaired inactivation of digestive proteases: The possible key factor for the high susceptibility of germ-free and antibiotic-treated animals to gut epithelial injury.
abstract: Recent study shows that germ-free and antibiotic-treated animals are highly susceptible to gut epithelial injury. This paper addresses that impaired inactivation of digestive proteases may be the key factor for the increased susceptibility.
authors.affiliation: Xiaofa Qin, GI Biopharma Inc, Westfield, NJ 07090, United States.
authors.forename: Xiaofa
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qin
keywords: Antibiotics; Digestive proteases; Germ-free; Gut epithelial injury; Gut microbiota