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Intestinal barrier damage in multiple sclerosis

Bob

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News Article:
Intestinal barrier damage in multiple sclerosis
Sep 4th 2014
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-intestinal-barrier-multiple-sclerosis.html

Extract from article:
The present study investigates whether the function of the intestines is also attacked in MS. The results, obtained from a disease model of MS in mice, shows inflammation and changes in the barrier function of the intestines early in the course of the disease. The study has been published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.


Research paper:
Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction Develops at the Onset of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, and Can Be Induced by Adoptive Transfer of Auto-Reactive T Cells
Mehrnaz Nouri, Anders Bredberg, Björn Weström, Shahram Lavasani
Published: September 03, 2014
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106335
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0106335
 
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