[Frontiers in Bioscience E4, 1638-1647, January 1, 2012]

Inflammatory bowel disease: review and future view

Maha M. Maher1

1Medical Specialized Hospital, Mansoura University,35516, Mansoura, Egypt

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Abstract
2. Introduction
3. Epidemiology
4. Diagnosis
4.1. New biomarkers
4.2. Capsule endoscopy
5. Mucosal healing
6. Management
6.1. Diet, nutrition
6.2. Herbal therapy
6.3. Biologic TNF antagonists
6.4. Stem cell-based therapy
7. References

1. ABSTRACT

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is chronic problem that cause an inflammation of the intestines. Significant progress has been made in recent years to the field of IBD epidemiology, pathogenesis and treatment and a number of new insights have been created. Also, there is an increasing interest in the discovery of different new aspects related diagnosis and treatment. In this review we will highlight few points related to current situation of inflammatory bowel disease and some areas of progress in different fields.