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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2007; 13(42): 5571-5576
Published online Nov 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i42.5571
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Figure 1 Sequential steps of the mechanisms of disease induced by AIEC bacteria: (1) abnormal expression of CEACAM6 in ileal mucosa of CD, inducing (2) AIEC colonization, (3) adhesion and (4) invasion, which allow the bacteria to cross the mucosal barrier. AIEC bacteria can (5) survive and replicate within infected macrophages in the lamina propria, and (6) induce TNF-α secretion.