IgA deficiency causes distortion of the gut microbiota, especially in the ileum, and inflammatory cytokines are secreted from T cells, resulting in in inflammation of the ileum (right).

A new UC Davis Health study has uncovered how Salmonella bacteria, a major cause of food poisoning, can invade the gut even ...

Crohn s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, mostly affecting the ileum. The inflammation can extend through the intestinal wall and tends to be asymmetric and ...

Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a condition in which there is inflammation of the innermost lining of the ... which affects the colon and ileum (the last part of the small intestine). Crohn’s Disease is ...