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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Trends Mol Med. 2013 Sep 16;19(12):10.1016/j.molmed.2013.08.005. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2013.08.005

Figure 2. Interactions between the gut microbiota and the immune system maintain healthy homeostasis.

Figure 2

Either alteration of the gut microbiota composition or overactivation of the immune system may disrupt the balance, and therefore, induce inflammation and even IBD or CRC. IBD, Inflammatory Bowel Disease; UC, Ulcerative Colitis; CRC, Colorectal Cancer