Research Article

Anti-TNF-α Therapy Suppresses Proinflammatory Activities of Mucosal Neutrophils in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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IFX suppresses the expression of neutrophil-derived S100A8, S100A9, and MPO in intestinal mucosa. Fresh colon biopsies were collected from inflamed mucosa of patients with active CD () and active UC (), and cultured ex vivo with IFX or control human IgG (HIg) (both at 50 μg/ml) for 24 h. Tissues were harvested for detection of expression of S100A8 (a), S100A9 (b), and MPO (c) by qRT-PCR and compared with healthy controls (). and .
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