Th17 Cells as Potential Probiotic Therapeutic Targets in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are characterized by wasting and chronic intestinal inflammation triggered by various cytokine-mediated pathways. In recent years, it was shown that T helper 17 (Th17) cells are involved in the pathogenesis of IBD, which makes them an attractive therapeutic target....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eddy Owaga, Rong-Hong Hsieh, Beatrice Mugendi, Sakhile Masuku, Chun-Kuang Shih, Jung-Su Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/9/20841