Mucosal and Systemic Immune Profiles Differ During Early and Late Phases of the Disease in Patients With Active Ulcerative Colitis

摘要

Background and Aims: Alterations in the immunopathogenesis in ulcerative colitis [UC] during the disease course have been proposed. We therefore aimed to determine mucosal and systemic immune profiles in individual patients at the time of diagnosis [early disease] and after 10 years [late disease].