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CURRENT OPINION IN GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 27, Issue 4, Pages 328-334Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0b013e3283463b45
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autophagy; Crohn's disease; immunodeficiency; neutrophil; ulcerative colitis
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- National Institute for Health Research [ACF-2009-18-030] Funding Source: researchfish
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Purpose of review This review summarizes the recent developments in support of the immunodeficiency model of Crohn's disease. Recent findings The demonstration of impaired acute inflammation in Crohn's disease provides a novel mechanism for its pathogenesis, with diminished macrophage cytokine production and neutrophil recruitment leading to reduced bacterial clearance. The innate immune response may be further overwhelmed by other factors. The mucosal barrier in Crohn's patients is disrupted, with abnormal ultrastructure as well as antibacterial defensin deficiency. Specific bacterial agents may contribute and one promising candidate, adherent-invasive Escherichia coli, has recently been described. An interaction between Nod2 and the autophagy system has been elucidated, with direct consequences for bacterial clearance, and the most recent genome-wide association study meta-analysis has extended the number of Crohn's disease susceptibility loci to 71. The spectrum of congenital immunodeficiency disorders recognized to develop Crohn's-like inflammatory bowel disease is also expanding. Conversely, no specific immunodeficiency has so far been observed in ulcerative colitis, in which the defect appears to be failure of inflammation termination and resolution. Summary Recent advances continue to highlight defects in innate immunity in Crohn's patients. Similar abnormalities may extend to other granulomatous disorders, but not diseases such as ulcerative colitis.
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