Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Overview of Immune Mechanisms and Biological Treatments

• Main Authors: Bruno Rafael Ramos de Mattos (Author), Maellin Pereira Gracindo Garcia (Author), Julia Bier Nogueira (Author), Lisiery Negrini Paiatto (Author), Cassia Galdino Albuquerque (Author), Caique Lopes Souza (Author), Luís Gustavo Romani Fernandes (Author), Wirla Maria da Silva Cunha Tamashiro (Author), Patricia Ucelli Simioni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are characterized by chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract associated with an imbalance of the intestinal microbiota. Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are the most widely known types of IBD and have been the focus of attention due to thei...