TY - JOUR
T1 - Cytokine networks in the development of intestinal inflammation in Crohn's disease
AU - Kanai, Takanori
AU - Watanabe, Mamoru
AU - Hibi, Toshifumi
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Crohn's disease (CD) affects more than 400,000 individuals in the United States and more than 18,000 in Japan. Its incidence is CD, one of the chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), is debilitating disorder of unknown ethiology, characterized by a marked accumulation of activated T cells and monocytes/macrophages in the inflamed mucosa. Various proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α, INF-γ, IL-6, IL-12, and IL-18, might be involved in its pathogenesis. In this review, we describe the role of various cytokines in the development of CD and the new therapeutic trials modulating cytokine networks for the treatment of CD.
AB - Crohn's disease (CD) affects more than 400,000 individuals in the United States and more than 18,000 in Japan. Its incidence is CD, one of the chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), is debilitating disorder of unknown ethiology, characterized by a marked accumulation of activated T cells and monocytes/macrophages in the inflamed mucosa. Various proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α, INF-γ, IL-6, IL-12, and IL-18, might be involved in its pathogenesis. In this review, we describe the role of various cytokines in the development of CD and the new therapeutic trials modulating cytokine networks for the treatment of CD.
KW - Crohn's disease
KW - Cytokine
KW - IL-12
KW - IL-18
KW - TNF
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U2 - 10.1254/fpj.120.39
DO - 10.1254/fpj.120.39
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0036324516
SN - 0015-5691
VL - 120
SP - 39
EP - 45
JO - Folia Pharmacologica Japonica
JF - Folia Pharmacologica Japonica
IS - 1
ER -