Inflammatory bowel diseases comprising Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)
are chronic immunologically mediated diseases. The key mechanism underlying the …

Abstract Purpose of Review Environmental factors may influence predisposition to develop
inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis) or alter its natural history …

Inflammatory bowel diseases [IBD; Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC)] are chronic
immunologically mediated diseases that are due to a dysregulated immune response to …

Numerous environmental factors have been linked with inflammatory bowel disease. These
include smoking, diet, hygiene, drugs, geographical and psychosocial factors. These factors …

AIM: Advances in genetics and immunology have contributed to the current understanding of
the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). METHODS: The current opinion on …

Environmental factors are essential components of the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD) and primarily responsible for its growing incidence around the globe …

Rapid increase in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) incidence in developed
countries, occurrence of CD in spouses and lack of complete concordance in monozygotic …

Inflammatory bowel diseases consisting of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic
inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. In addition to genetic susceptibility and …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), which consists of Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis,
are chronic inflammatory conditions of the gas‐trointestinal tract. In genetically susceptible …

CrohnÕs disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) develop out of an interaction between
environmental and genetic factors. The surging interest and rapid advances in the genetic …