Translational research into the effects of cigarette smoke on inflammatory mediators and epithelial TRPV1 in Crohn's disease.

Crohn's disease is a pathological condition of the gastro-intestinal tract, causing severe transmural inflammation in the ileum and/or colon. Cigarette smoking is one of the best known environmental risk factors for the development of Crohn's disease. Nevertheless, very little is known abo...

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Main Authors: Liesbeth Allais, Stephanie Verschuere, Tania Maes, Rebecca De Smet, Sarah Devriese, Gerard Bryan Gonzales, Harald Peeters, Koen Van Crombruggen, Claus Bachert, Martine De Vos, Guy G Brusselle, Ken R Bracke, Claude A Cuvelier, Debby Laukens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236657