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Abstract
Luminal delivery of phosphatidyl rich phospholipids appears to reduce mucosal inflammatory activity in a high proportion of patients with chronically active ulcerative colitis. The simplicity and apparent safety of this therapeutic approach offers new insights into the importance of the mucus barrier in the pathogenesis and treatment of ulcerative colitis.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15951531 PMCID: PMC1774597 DOI: 10.1136/gut.2004.058453
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gut ISSN: 0017-5749 Impact factor: 23.059