Intestinal Microbiota and the Innate Immune System – a crosstalk in Crohn’s disease pathogenesis

Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory disorder that can occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract. The precise aetiology of CD is still unclear but it is widely accepted that a complex series of interactions between susceptibility genes, the immune system and environmental...

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Main Authors: Lea-Maxie eHaag, Britta eSiegmund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00489/full