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. 2016 Jul 14;17(9):889–898. doi: 10.1080/15384047.2016.1210741

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Pathophysiology of the inflammatory bowel diseases: inflammation occurring in IBD produces a damage to the mucosa which triggers the activation of immune-modulatory and reparatory mechanisms. In addition the inflammatory microenvironment deriving from these processes promotes carcinogenesis.