Keeping the peace: aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling modulates the mucosal microbiota

Judith Behnsen; Manuela Raffatellu

doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2013.08.012

Keeping the peace: aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling modulates the mucosal microbiota

Immunity. 2013 Aug 22;39(2):206-7. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.08.012.

Authors

Judith Behnsen¹, Manuela Raffatellu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-4025, USA.

PMID: 23973218
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.08.012

Abstract

In this issue of Immunity, Zelante et al. (2013) and Qiu et al. (2013) provide mechanistic insights into functional interactions between commensal microbes and innate lymphoid cells via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Candida albicans / immunology*
Colitis / immunology*
Female
Interleukins / metabolism*
Lactobacillus reuteri / metabolism*
Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / metabolism*
Th17 Cells / immunology*
Tryptophan / metabolism*

Substances

Interleukins
Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon
Tryptophan
interleukin-22