Dr. Johan Söderholm, Associate Professor of Surgery at Linköping University in Sweden, reviews the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with a focus on defects in barrier function and intestinal permeability. Using recent data, he discusses topics such as the transcellular uptake of antigens, chronic stress, TNF-alpha levels and follicle-associated epithelium and the role these factors play in the onset of IBD.

Approx. 22 minutes
43 slides
Date: 2004/02
Location: Banff, Alberta