Neuroimmunomodulation in the Gut: Focus on Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Main Authors: Claudio Bernardazzi (Author), Beatriz Pêgo (Author), Heitor Siffert P. de Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Intestinal immunity is finely regulated by several concomitant and overlapping mechanisms, in order to efficiently sense external stimuli and mount an adequate response of either tolerance or defense. In this context, a complex interplay between immune and nonimmune cells is responsible for the main...