Abnormal thymic stromal lymphopoietin expression in the duodenal mucosa of patients with coeliac disease

Conclusions
Reduced mucosal TSLP expression may contribute to intestinal damage in refractory and untreated CD. Further studies are needed to verify whether restoring TSLP might be therapeutically useful especially in refractory patients with CD.

Source: Gut - September 7, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Biancheri, P., Di Sabatino, A., Rescigno, M., Giuffrida, P., Fornasa, G., Tsilingiri, K., Pender, S. L. F., Papadia, C., Wood, E., Pasini, A., Ubezio, C., Vanoli, A., Forbes, A., MacDonald, T. T., Corazza, G. R. Tags: Crohn's disease, Open access, Coeliac disease Source Type: research