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Project

The influence of cigarette smoke on microbiome-gut interactions: implications of Crohn’s Disease

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

01D41012

Duration

01 October 2012 → 06 February 2016

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Claude Cuvelier

Fellow

Liesbeth Allais

Research disciplines

Medical and health sciences
- Inflammation

Keywords

crohn's disease cigarette smoke gut microbiome

Project description

Crohn’s Disease (CD) is an incapacitating inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. The most undeniable environmental risk factor in development of CD is smoking. Therefore, we will investigate the influence of smoke exposure on gut immune homeostasis and gut-microbiome interactions, and its implications for the development of intestinal inflammation.

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