Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:33:13 BST CiteULike: AlfonsoVicenteSuarezs Macpherson http://www.citeulike.org/user/AlfonsoVicenteSuarez/author/Macpherson CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/AlfonsoVicenteSuarez/article/2320046 <i>Nat Rev Immunol, Vol. 4, No. 6. (June 2004), pp. 478-485.</i> Interactions between commensal intestinal bacteria and the immune system. AJ Macpherson NL Harris doi:10.1038/nri1373 Nat Rev Immunol, Vol. 4, No. 6. (June 2004), pp. 478-485. 2008-02-01T16:58:22-00:00 2004 Nat Rev Immunol 1474-1733 4 6 478 485 anatomy-immune http://www.citeulike.org/user/AlfonsoVicenteSuarez/article/2319977 <i>J. Exp. Med., Vol. 203, No. 3. (20 March 2006), pp. 497-500.</i><br /><br />The surface of the intestinal mucosa is constantly assaulted by food antigens and enormous numbers of commensal microbes and their products, which are sampled by dendritic cells (DCs). Recent work shows that the mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) are the key site for tolerance induction to food proteins and that they also act as a firewall to prevent live commensal intestinal bacteria from penetrating the systemic immune system. 10.1084/jem.20060227 Mesenteric lymph nodes at the center of immune anatomy Andrew Macpherson Karen Smith doi:10.1084/jem.20060227 J. Exp. Med., Vol. 203, No. 3. (20 March 2006), pp. 497-500. 2008-02-01T16:30:17-00:00 2006 J. Exp. Med. 203 3 497 500 anatomy-immune