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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2012; 18(41): 5848-5861
Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5848
Figure 1
Figure 1 The disease-related pathogenic role of cytokines with pro-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory and pro-fibrogenic effects in ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. LIGHT: Lymphotoxins, exhibits inducible expression, and competes with herpes sipmlex virus glycoprotein D for herpesvirus entry mediator, a receptor expressed by T lymphocytes; IL: Interleukin; TNF: Tumor necrosis factor; TL1A: TNF-like factor; TGF-β: Transforming growth factor-β.