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Devesha H Kulkarni1, Rodney D Newberry2
1Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Abstract:
The mammalian gut is a vast, diverse, and dynamic single-layer epithelial surface exposed to trillions of microbes, microbial products, and the diet. Underlying this epithelium lies the largest collection of immune cells in the body; these cells encounter luminal substances to generate antigen-specific immune responses characterized by tolerance at homeostasis and inflammation during enteric infections. How the outcomes of antigen-specific tolerance and inflammation are appropriately balanced is a central question in mucosal immunology. Furthermore, how substances large enough to generate antigen-specific responses cross the epithelium and encounter the immune system in homeostasis and during inflammation remains largely unexplored. Here we discuss the challenges presented to the gut immune system, the identified pathways by which luminal substances cross the epithelium, and insights suggesting that the pathways used by substances to cross the epithelium affect the ensuing immune response.
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