Title:Autoimmune Diseases in Gastroenterology
Volume: 18
Issue: 29
Author(s): Joerg Emmrich and Robert Jaster
Affiliation:
Keywords:
Autoimmune diseases, Gastroenterology, Ulcerative colitis, Crohn`s disease, Autoimmune pancreatitis, chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, immunosuppressive drugs, monoclonal antibodies, primary biliary cirrhosis.
Abstract: There are several different diseases in gastroenterology with an important role of immunological mechanisms in their pathogenesis.
We know autoimmune diseases with immunological reactions against liver or pancreatic tissue. In addition there are diseases
like chronic inflammatory bowel diseases representing inappropriate immunological reactions followed by inflammation and tissue destruction.
The research of the last decade has contributed significantly to the understanding of the pathogenesis of diseases based on immunological
mechanisms and consequently to the development of novel therapeutic strategies targeting molecules.
Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune pancreatitis,
and celiac disease are the most important diseases with immunological pathogenesis in Gastroenterology. Especially in chronic
inflammatory bowel diseases ulcerative colitis and Crohn`s disease with immunosuppressive drugs and monoclonal antibodies new
preparations are used in therapy. Autoimmune pancreatitis was characterized as an own entity in the last years. Therefore, this review will
focus on these diseases.
