Peripheral monocyte functions and activation in patients with quiescent Crohn's disease.

Recent developments suggest a causal link between inflammation and impaired bacterial clearance in Crohn's disease (CD) due to alterations of intestinal macrophages. Studies suggest that excessive inflammation is the consequence of an underlying immunodeficiency rather than the primary cause of...

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Main Authors: David Schwarzmaier, Dirk Foell, Toni Weinhage, Georg Varga, Jan Däbritz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23658649/?tool=EBI