Systemic antibodies towards mucosal bacteria in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease differentially activate the innate immune response
Furrie E;Macfarlane S;Cummings JH;Macfarlane GT;;
Gut2004Vol. 53pp. -
252
e2004gutsystemic
Abstract
Changes in mucosal bacteria, and a switch from internal to surface antigen/antibody reactivity of a predominantly IgG1 type, leads to greater opsonisation of the respiratory burst in PMN, providing a mechanism for maintaining the inflammatory state in UC.