Microbial therapeutics for acute colitis based on genetically modified Lactococcus lactis hypersecreting IL-1Ra in mice

Inflammatory bowel disease: Training bugs to deliver drugs Genetically reprogrammed bacteria can facilitate the efficient delivery of a therapeutic protein for treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) inhibits the immune cells that attack the intestinal l...

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Main Authors: Fu Namai, Suguru Shigemori, Tasuku Ogita, Takashi Sato, Takeshi Shimosato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:Experimental and Molecular Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s12276-020-00507-5