Cytokine therapy in necrotizing enterocolitis: A promising treatment for preterm infants
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an intestinal disorder that disproportionately affects premature infants and lacks in effective therapeutics. Mihi and colleagues1 demonstrated that the cytokine interleukin-22 promotes intestinal epithelial regeneration and reduces disease severity in an experimen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Cell Reports Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666379121001671 |
| Summary: | Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an intestinal disorder that disproportionately affects premature infants and lacks in effective therapeutics. Mihi and colleagues1 demonstrated that the cytokine interleukin-22 promotes intestinal epithelial regeneration and reduces disease severity in an experimental model of NEC. |
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| ISSN: | 2666-3791 |