Commensal Microbes Induce Serum IgA Responses that Protect against Polymicrobial Sepsis
Wilmore JR, Gaudette BT, Gomez Atria D, Hashemi T, Jones DD, Gardner CA, Cole SD, Misic AM, Beiting DP, Allman D. Cell Host Microbe. 2018 Feb 7. pii: S1931-3128(18)30040-4. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2018.01.005. [Epub ahead of print]
Summary
A new study by the Allman Lab in Cell Host Microbe shows that mice that had higher levels of a certain bacteria had better survival against sepsis.
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