Systemic Chemokine Levels with “Gut-Specific” Vedolizumab in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease—A Pilot Study

Vedolizumab, a gut-specific biological treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is an antibody that binds to the α4β7 integrin and blocks T-cell migration into intestinal mucosa. We aimed to investigate chemokine levels in serum of IBD-patients treated with vedolizumab. In this pilot study, w...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Zwicker, Ronaldo Lira-Junior, Charlotte Höög, Sven Almer, Elisabeth A. Boström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/8/1827