Yi-Hsin Lai
Yi-Hsin Lai
1
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
1,†,
Bo-Yang Tsai
Bo-Yang Tsai
1
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
1,†,
Chih-Yu Hsu
Chih-Yu Hsu
2
Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
2,
Yi-Hsuan Chen
Yi-Hsuan Chen
2
Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
2,
Po-Han Chou
Po-Han Chou
2
Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
2,
Yueh-Lin Chen
Yueh-Lin Chen
2
Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
2,
Hsiao-Chieh Liu
Hsiao-Chieh Liu
3
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
4
Departments of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan
3,4,
Wen-Chien Ko
Wen-Chien Ko
3
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
5
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
3,5,
Pei-Jane Tsai
Pei-Jane Tsai
1
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
2
Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
6
Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
7
Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
1,2,6,7,*,
Yuan-Pin Hung
Yuan-Pin Hung
3
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
4
Departments of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan
5
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
3,4,5,*
1
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
2
Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
3
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
4
Departments of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan
5
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
6
Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
7
Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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✉*Correspondence: Yuan-Pin Hung, yuebin16@yahoo.com.tw; Pei-Jane Tsai, peijtsai@mail.ncku.edu.com
†These authors have contributed equally to this work
This article was submitted to Microbial Immunology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Immunology
Received 2021 Nov 16; Accepted 2021 Nov 17; Collection date 2021.
Keywords:
Clostridioides difficile infection, toll-like receptor, TLR2, rs3804099, tight junction, mouse model
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