Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415 Modulates Epithelial Integrity, Heat Shock Protein, and Proinflammatory Cytokine Response in Intestinal Cells

• Main Authors: Shanti Klingspor (Author), Angelika Bondzio (Author), Holger Martens (Author), Jörg R. Aschenbach (Author), Katharina Bratz (Author), Karsten Tedin (Author), Ralf Einspanier (Author), Ulrike Lodemann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Probiotics have shown positive effects on gastrointestinal diseases; they have barrier-modulating effects and change the inflammatory response towards pathogens in studies in vitro. The aim of this investigation has been to examine the response of intestinal epithelial cells to Enterococcus faecium...