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Paneth cells constitute a major component of the innate immune system by producing multiple antimicrobial peptides and pro-inflammatory mediators. To better understand the possible role of Paneth cell disruption in NEC, we quantified the number of Paneth cells present in infants with NEC and found they were significantly decreased compared to age matched controls. We were able to model this loss in the intestine of P14-16 day old mice by treating them with the zinc chelator dithizone. Intestines from dithizone treated animals retained approximately half the number of Paneth cells as controls. Furthermore, by combining dithizone treatment with exposure to Klebsiella pneumoniae we were able to induce intestinal injury and inflammatory induction that resembles human NEC. 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