Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1570-1573 , November 2009

Pathogen-Specific Antibody: Cause or Effect?

  • Tadakazu Hisamatsu
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  • Toshifumi Hibi

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Toshifumi Hibi, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan

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    Schematic depiction of mechanisms of the anti-flagellin IgG/flagellin immune complex in the induction of inflammation.

    Schematic depiction of mechanisms of the anti-flagellin IgG/flagellin immune complex in the induction of inflammation.

 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

PII: S0016-5085(09)01669-2

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.09.028

Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1570-1573 , November 2009