Inflammatory bowel disease

The intestinal lining near a cancerous tumor. The enzyme ASL (reddish brown), essential for the production of nitric oxide, accumulated in large quantities in the mucosal cells, probably in an attempt to reduce intestinal inflammation, which often precedes colon cancer. Photo: Ayelet Erez, Weizmann Institute

Helping the body to help itself: how to relieve Crohn's and colitis?

The gene expression of immune cells in the colon (left): monocytes before reaching the colon, "criminal" cells that are not educated, immune cells after a series of education, old immune cells

Peer pressure