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Review
. 2016 Apr:172:124-31.
doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2015.10.004. Epub 2015 Oct 22.

Innate lymphoid cells in inflammatory bowel diseases

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Innate lymphoid cells in inflammatory bowel diseases

C P Peters et al. Immunol Lett. 2016 Apr.

Abstract

It is generally believed that inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are caused by an aberrant immune response to environmental triggers in genetically susceptible individuals. The exact contribution of the adaptive and innate immune system has not been elucidated. However, recent advances in treatments targeting key inflammatory mediators such as tumour necrosis factor highlight the crucial role of the innate immune system in IBD. Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) have recently been identified to play an important role in immune mediated inflammatory diseases. In this review we recapitulate the current knowledge on ILCs in IBD.

Keywords: Anti-TNF; Crohn’s disease; IBD; IFN-γ; ILC; Innate lymphoid cells; Ulcerative colitis.

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