Immunotherapy in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Inflammatory bowel diseases are chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disorders of the intestine. Whereas ulcerative colitis is restricted to the colon, Crohnʼs disease can manifest itself anywhere in the alimentary tract. Ulcerative colitis is characterized by a continuous inflammation of the mucosa and submucosa in the colon. In contrast, Crohnʼs disease frequently affects all layers of the bowel wall and is associated with segmental, discontinuous inflammation.

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