Intestinal Fibrogenesis in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Exploring the Potential Role of Gut Microbiota Metabolites as Modulators

• Main Authors: Sara Cicchinelli (Author), Stefania Gemma (Author), Giulia Pignataro (Author), Andrea Piccioni (Author), Veronica Ojetti (Author), Antonio Gasbarrini (Author), Francesco Franceschi (Author), Marcello Candelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fibrosis, sustained by the transformation of intestinal epithelial cells into fibroblasts (epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, EMT), has been extensively studied in recent decades, with the molecular basis well-documented in various diseases, including inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). However,...