Brooke Druliner

Paneth cells reside at the bottom of the crypts in the small intestine and are crucial for maintaining homeostasis of the epithelium by engendering host protection from enteric pathogens…

BACKGROUND: Loss of the suppressive function of helper T regulatory cells (Tregs) can promote uncontrolled inflammation in Crohn’s Disease (CD)…

BACKGROUND The gastrointestinal tract (GI) has a sense of _gut touch_ by which low threshold mechanical inputs activate mechanoreceptors similar to Merkel cells that mediate skin touch…

BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a multifactorial process characterized by inflammation and damage to the intestinal barrier, which is made up of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs)…