"New insights into the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease: are they relevant for therapeutic options?" in Swiss Med Wkly (2009)
"Data on NOD2/CARD15 expression suggest that macrophages and epithelial cells could be the locus of the primary pathophysiological defect and that T-cell activation might just be a secondary effect inducing chronification of the inflammation, perhaps as backup mechanism to insufficient innate immunity."
"Revisiting Crohn's disease as a primary immunodeficiency of macrophages" in Journal of Experimental Medicine (2009)
"Despite two decades of mouse immunology and human genetics studies, the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease (CD) remains elusive. New clinical investigations suggest that CD may be caused by inborn errors of macrophages. These errors may result in impaired attraction of granulocytes to the gut wall, causing impaired clearance of intruding bacteria, thereby precipitating the formation of granulomas. This theory paves the way for a macrophage-based Mendelian genetic dissection of CD."
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