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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: YUNYONG PARK
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-79241 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

Immunity 20160412 4
Metagenomic studies show that diverse resident viruses inhabit the healthy gut; however, little is known about the role of these viruses in the maintenance of gut homeostasis. We found that mice treated with antiviral cocktail displayed more severe dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis compared with untreated mice. DSS-induced colitis was associated with altered enteric viral abundance and composition. When wild-type mice were reconstituted with Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) or TLR7 agonist ...[more]