Role of Antimicrobial Peptides in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are characterized by a chronic relapsing inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa. The etiology and pathogenesis of these disorders such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are incompletely understood. Recently, antimicrobial peptides, which are expressed b...

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Main Authors: Stefan Vordenbäumen, Jan-Michel Otte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-11-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/3/4/2010/