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ReviewNature reviews. Immunology2014

Regional specialization within the intestinal immune system.

Allan M Mowat, William W Agace

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Review in Nature reviews. Immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07626606 (Temporal and Spatial Immune Profiling of Oral Rotavirus Vaccine Responses in Zambian Adults With Environmental Enteropathy), which is not on this map. Cited by 968 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07626606 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Temporal and Spatial Immune Profiling of Oral Rotavirus Vaccine Responses in Zambian Adults With Environmental Enteropathy

TypeobservationalSponsorCentre for Infectious Disease Research in ZambiaRan2026 to 2026Enrolled43ConditionsFeasibility Study, Vaccine Immune Response, Rota Virus Gastroenteritis, TranscriptomicsArmsRotarix®,
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

968 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  17. Regional organization of nutrient absorption across the small intestine.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2026
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908 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Allan M MowatCentre for Immunobiology, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Sir Graeme Davies Building, 120 University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8TA, Scotland, UK.
William W Agace1] Immunology Section, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, BMC D14, Sölvegatan 19, S-221 84 Lund, Sweden. [2] Section of Immunology and Vaccinology, Danish Technical University Veterinary Institute, Bülowsvej 27, DK-1870 Copenhagen, Denmark.

Funding

Medical Research CouncilWellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intestine represents the largest compartment of the immune system. It is continually exposed to antigens and immunomodulatory agents from the diet and the commensal microbiota, and it is the port of entry for many clinically important pathogens. Intestinal immune processes are also increasingly implicated in controlling disease development elsewhere in the body. In this Review, we detail the anatomical and physiological distinctions that are observed in the small and large intestines, and we suggest how these may account for the diversity in the immune apparatus that is seen throughout the intestine. We describe how the distribution of innate, adaptive and innate-like immune cells varies in different segments of the intestine and discuss the environmental factors that may influence this. Finally, we consider the implications of regional immune specialization for inflammatory disease in the intestine.

Indexed as

AnimalsBacteriaHumansImmunity, MucosalIntestinal MucosaIntestinesLymphocytesMicrobiotaModels, Immunological

Identifiers

PMID25234148

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