Early-Life Exposure to Clostridium leptum Causes Pulmonary Immunosuppression.

Low Clostridium leptum levels are a risk factor for the development of asthma. C. leptum deficiency exacerbates asthma; however, the impact of early-life C. leptum exposure on cesarean-delivered mice remains unclear. This study is to determine the effects of early-life C. leptum exposure on asthma d...

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Main Authors: Fei Huang, Hong-Mei Qiao, Jia-Ning Yin, Yang Gao, Yang-Hua Ju, Ya-Nan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4643994?pdf=render