Article
Update on pathogenesis and predictors of response of therapeutic strategies used in inflammatory bowel disease.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Nov 2015
Quetglas Emilio G, Mujagic Zlatan, Wigge Simone, Keszthelyi Daniel, Wachten Sebastian, Masclee Ad, Reinisch Walter
Abstract excerpt
The search for biomarkers that characterize specific aspects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), has received substantial interest in the past years and is moving forward rapidly with the help of modern technologies. Nevertheless, there is a direct demand to identify adequate biomarkers for predicting and evaluating therapeutic response to different therapies. In this subset, pharmacogenetics deserves more...
Topics
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Biotransformation
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Drug Monitoring
- Gastrointestinal Agents
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Inflammation Mediators
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques