Search for predictive markers is one major focus area in inflammatory bowel disease. Mucosal healing (MH) has emerged as a major treatment objective. MH is reported to be associated with relapse ...

Understanding the communication between mucosal sites is fundamental to the next phase of disease characterization and vaccine development. Appreciation of the mucosal immune system as a global ...

The cellular and molecular mechanisms that maintain mucosal immune homeostasis are being defined. When these mechanisms fail, pathogenic effector T cells are generated that result in colitis. We have ...

There are currently no treatments available for celiac disease beyond a gluten-free diet. Several late-phase companies aim to ...

The Mucosal HIV and Immunobiology Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, established through the NIH's Digestive Diseases Research Development Center program, offers a unique opportunity ...

A recent study led by MedUni Vienna provides new insights into the mechanisms of coagulation in persons with haemophilia A, the most common form of haemophilia. The research team was able to show that ...