Commensal microflora induce host defense and decrease bacterial translocation in burn mice through toll-like receptor 4

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Major burn is associated with decreased gut barrier function and increased bacterial translocation (BT). This study is to investigate whether commensal microflora induce host defense and decrease BT in burn mice.</p> <p>M...

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Main Authors: Chen Pei-Hsuan, Chang Wei-Jung, Chen Lee-Wei, Hsu Ching-Mei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
Online Access:http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/17/1/48