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LPS-Stimulated Whole Blood Cytokine Production Is Not Related to Disease Behavior in Patients with Quiescent Crohn's Disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Broekman Mark M T J, Roelofs Hennie M J, Hoentjen Frank, Wiegertjes Renske, Stoel Nicole, Joosten Leo A, de Jong Dirk J, Wanten Geert J A
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INTRODUCTION: Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease in which cytokines play a pivotal role in the induction and maintenance of inflammation. Innate cytokine production is genetically determined and varies largely between individuals; this might impact the severity of inflammation. We aimed to assess whether ex-vivo endotoxin-stimulated levels of cytokines could be associated with disease...
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