Restoring mucosal barrier function and modifying macrophage phenotype with an extracellular matrix hydrogel: potential therapy for ulcerative colitis

Background & Aims: Despite advances in therapeutic options, more than half of all patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) do not achieve long-term remission, many require colectomy, and the disease still has a marked negative impact on quality of life. Extracellular matrix (ECM) bioscaffolds facil...

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Main Authors: Keane, Timothy J., Dziki, Jenna, Sobieski, Eric, Smoulder, Adam, Castleton, Arthur A, Turner, Neill J., White, Lisa J., Badylak, Stephen F.
Format: Article
Published: Oxford Academic Press 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46418/