New Insights into Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Other Authors: Huber, Samuel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2016
• Subjects: Hepatology; cytokines, crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, th17, epidemiology, pathogenesis
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The incidence of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases is steadily increasing. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is one example of a chronic inflammatory disease, which primarily affects the intestine but may also affect extraintestinal organs. The exact pathogenesis of IBD is currently unknow...