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WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 17, Issue 5, Pages 594-608Publisher
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i5.594
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Activated protein C; Coagulation; Crohn's disease; Inflammation; Inflammatory bowel disease; Platelets; Ulcerative colitis
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- Italian Ministry of University
- Catholic University School of Medicine [Linea D1-2009]
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Inflammation and coagulation constantly influence each other and are constantly in balance. Emerging evidence supports this statement in acute inflammatory diseases, such as sepsis, but it also seems to be very important in chronic inflammatory settings, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis have an increased risk of thromboembolic events, and several abnormalities concerning coagulation components occur in the endothelial cells of intestinal vessels, where most severe inflammatory abnormalities occur. The aims of this review are to update and classify the type of coagulation system abnormalities in IBD, and analyze the strict and delicate balance between coagulation and inflammation at the mucosal level. Recent studies on possible therapeutic applications arising from investigations on coagulation abnormalities associated with IBD pathogenesis will also be briefly presented and critically reviewed. (C) 2011 Baishideng. All rights reserved.
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