The pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases involves complex interactions among genetic,
environmental and immunologic factors, where the immune system plays a crucial role. The …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is produced by an exaggerated response to bacterial flora
within the intestinal mucous, in which both environmental and genetic factors are involved. T …

Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are caused by the over-activity of the
immune system. Current and novel therapies are designed to dampen these over-active …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal
tract with a multifactorial pathophysiology. Full comprehension of IBD pathology is still out of …

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) with
a chronic relapsing course. The aetiology of these diseases remains unknown, but in the last …

Cytokines are indispensable signals of the mucosa-associated immune system for
maintaining normal gut homeostasis. An imbalance of their profile in favour of inflammation …

During the last few decades it has become increasingly evident that inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD) is associated with abnormalities of systemic and mucosal immunity. This …

The pathogenesis of IBD is only partly understood; various environmental and host (eg
genetic-, epithelial-, immune and non-immune) factors are involved. It is a multifactorial …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) include ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. The
immune response in ulcerative colitis is different from the Crohn's disease. Accumulating …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory state of the gastrointestinal tract
and can be classified into 2 main clinical phenomena: Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative …