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. 2014 Mar 28;20(12):3255–3264. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i12.3255

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Overexpression of interleukin-23 in inflamed mucosa of patients with inflammatory bowel disease weakens the intestinal defensive barrier and disturbs the immune regulation in intestinal mucosa. IEL: Intestinal epithelial lymphocyte; IL: Interleukin; Th: T helper; Treg: T regulator cell; DC: Dendritic cell.