Boudeau, J., Glasser, A. L., Julien, S., Colombel, J. F. & Darfeuille-Michaud, A .Inhibitory effect of probiotic Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 on adhesion to and invasion of intestinal
Here we report that E. coli strain Nissle 1917 and a variety of other probiotic bacteria, including lactobacilli--in contrast to more than 40 different E. coli strains tested--strongly induce the expression of the antimicrobial peptide human beta-defensin-2 (hBD-2) in Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner.
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