Researchers Find Gut Protein that Protects Against Infection

A signaling protein that is key in orchestrating the body’s overall immune response has an important localized role in fighting bacterial infection and inflammation in the intestinal tract, according to a study by UC San Diego School of Medicine investigators, published in the journal Cell Host and Microbe. Further the author says, "diminished levels may be potentially an underlying factor in the severe illness caused by pathogens such as E. coli, and inflammation of the intestine by diseases such as Crohn’s disease

Researchers Find Protein that Protects Gut from Infection: "Researchers Find Protein that Protects Gut from Infection"