What sequence of pathogenetic events leads to acute ulcerative colitis?

WEW Roediger - Diseases of the colon & rectum, 1988 - journals.lww.com
The etiology of ulcerative colitis remains unresolved despite new immunologic, biochemical,
and microbiologic observations made in this disease. A sequence of pathogenetic events …

Crohn's disease monocytes are primed for accentuated release of toxic oxygen metabolites

RN Baldassano, S Schreiber, RB Johnston Jr, RD Fu… - Gastroenterology, 1993 - Elsevier
Background: Inflammatory bowel disease occurs in regions of the intestine characterized by
a bowel content high in bacteria. Intestinal bacteria synthesize cell wall products such as …