Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3292002 | Gastroenterology | 2016 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
Impaired expression of O-glycans causes colonic mucus barrier breach and subsequent microbiota-mediated activation of caspase 1-dependent inflammasomes in colonic epithelial cells of mice. These processes could contribute to colitis-associated colon cancer in humans.
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Authors
Kirk Bergstrom, Xiaowei Liu, Yiming Zhao, Nan Gao, Qian Wu, Kai Song, Yi Cui, Yun Li, J. Michael McDaniel, Samuel McGee, Weichang Chen, Mark M. Huycke, Courtney W. Houchen, Lauren A. Zenewicz, Christopher M. West, Hong Chen, Jonathan Braun, Jianxin Fu,