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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2015; 21(18): 5685-5694
Published online May 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i18.5685
Published online May 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i18.5685
Oral mixture of autologous colon-extracted proteins for the Crohn’s disease: A double-blind trial
Eran Israeli, Ehud Zigmond, Gadi Lalazar, Athalia Klein, Nilla Hemed, Eran Goldin, Yaron Ilan, Gastroenterology and Liver Units, Department of Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Center, IL-91120 Jerusalem, Israel
Author contributions: Israeli E, Zigmond E and Lalazar G exmianed the patients in the study; Klein A perfomred the antigen preparation; Hemed N contributed to study nurse; Goldin E and Ilan Y contributed to study design, management, and analysis of data.
Supported by (in part) grants from ENZO Biochem, New York City, NY, United States, and the Roaman-Epstein Liver Research Foundation (to Ilan Y).
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Correspondence to: Yaron Ilan, MD, Gastroenterology and Liver Units, Department of Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Center, POB 12000, IL-91120 Jerusalem, Israel. ilan@hadassah.org.il
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Received: August 1, 2014
Peer-review started: August 2, 2014
First decision: August 27, 2014
Revised: September 12, 2014
Accepted: November 30, 2014
Article in press: December 1, 2014
Published online: May 14, 2015
Processing time: 289 Days and 21.3 Hours
Peer-review started: August 2, 2014
First decision: August 27, 2014
Revised: September 12, 2014
Accepted: November 30, 2014
Article in press: December 1, 2014
Published online: May 14, 2015
Processing time: 289 Days and 21.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Oral administration of the autologous colonic extract could be a safe and effective for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease (CD). Increased ratio of CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocytes was noted in subjects with a significant clinical response and may serve as a biomarker for response to therapy.