Lectin recruits pathogenic bugs.

Published in: The Journal of experimental medicine (2022)

Colitis is an irritable bowel disorder affecting about 7 million patients worldwide, but the causes are diverse and not fully understood. In this issue, Matute et al. (2022. J. Exp. Med.https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20211938) found that a stress-induced lectin, intelectin-1, recruits pathogenic bacteria to the gut and exacerbates colitis.

Keyphrases

stress induced
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
ulcerative colitis
patient reported outcomes
low density lipoprotein