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Compartmentalization: competent mucosal immune compartment is essential for appropriate function of the immune system. The CDR concept indicates favorable outcomes in a system with strong mucosal barrier function and appropriately sequestered systemic immune compartment (panel (a)). Panel (b) shows unfavorable outcomes in a system with deficient mucosal barrier function and poorly sequestered systemic immune compartment.
