Validatie van nieuwe immunotherapeutische doelwitten tegen fibrose bij inflammatoire darmziekten KU Leuven
Fibrostenosis is the driving reason for the persistent need in bowel resections in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Current IBD therapies are limited to solely targeting inflammation. While these therapies in some, but not all, cases lead to symptomatic disease remission, recurrent flares interspaced with periods of remission will still result in cumulative gut wall remodeling and fibrosis. Indeed, despite these therapeutic strategies to ...