Figure 1.
Immune response in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). TLR: toll-like receptor; CD14: CD14 molecule; TNF: tumor necrosis factor; IL: interleukin; Th: lymphocyte T helper; IL1R: interleukin 1 receptor; TNFR: tumor necrosis factor receptor; IL23R: interleukin 23 receptor; IFN: interferon; MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase; CD: Crohn’s disease; UC: ulcerative colitis; ↑: upregulation; ↓: downregulation; *: regulation Th1 and Th17; →: stimulation; ⊥: inhibition.
