Bidirectional communication between the enteric nervous system and elements of the immune system in inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders. University of Antwerp
In this project animal models were used to study the interaction between neuronal components of the GI tract and elements of the immune system, more particularly mast cells and dendritic cells, during inflammation. This interaction appears to play an important role in the inflammatory response and might offer a better insight for the observed hyperexcitability of afferent components of the enteric nervous system during gastrointestinal ...