Inflammatory bowel disease
Subtitle: crossroads of microbes, epithelium, and immune systems.
Contributors: Chadwick, Derek.; Goode, Jamie.
Series: Novartis Foundation symposium ;; 263
Publisher: J. Wiley
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chichester, UK; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Inflammatory bowel diseases -- Congresses; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases -- Congresses; Genetic Predisposition to Disease -- Congresses; Intestinal Mucosa -- immunology -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Description: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) comprises a group of idiopathic diseases of the intestine characterized by chronic inflammation of the bowel with periods of exacerbation and remission. Although the exact cause of IBD remains undetermined, the condition appears to be related to a combination of genetic and environmental factors resulting in an aberrant activation of the mucosal immune system. This text contains a series of interdisciplinary discussions between clinical and basic scientists.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Symposium on Inflammatory bowel disease--crossroads of microbes, epithelium, and immune systems, held at the Novartis Foundation, London, 25-27 November 2003. Editors, Dereck Chadwick (organizer) and Jamie Goode"--Contents p.