LPS-Stimulated Whole Blood Cytokine Production Is Not Related to Disease Behavior in Patients with Quiescent Crohn's Disease.

Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease in which cytokines play a pivotal role in the induction and maintenance of inflammation. Innate cytokine production is genetically determined and varies largely between individuals; this might impact the severity of inflammation. We aimed t...

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Main Authors: Mark M T J Broekman, Hennie M J Roelofs, Frank Hoentjen, Renske Wiegertjes, Nicole Stoel, Leo A Joosten, Dirk J de Jong, Geert J A Wanten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4514470?pdf=render