Abstract
Defective neutrophil recruitment has been described as a primary pathogenic abnormality in Crohn's disease. Cantharidin-induced blisters provide a novel investigative tool to assess cellular influx and inflammatory mediator production during acute inflammation and allows the effects of therapy on these parameters to be measured.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 651-660 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Aug 2006 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Chemokines
- Chemotaxis, Leukocyte
- Crohn Disease
- Female
- Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neutrophils