Periodic Reporting for period 1 - KCs and Gut Antigens (Elucidating the role of liver resident Kupffer cells in the regulation of the immune responses to intestinal antigens)

Food allergies and inflammatory bowel diseases are increasing health problems in industrialized countries. These diseases result from an abnormality in the way the immune system reacts to harmless materials in our gut such as foods and friendly bacteria. To be able to design...