Journal article
Is the Irritable Gut an Inflamed Gut?
Abstract
Recent advances in the field of neuroimmunology have provided clear demonstrations of i) the neuromodulation of immune function, and ii) the involvement of the immune system in responses induced by psychologic stress in animals and in man. This has led to speculation about the role of the immune system in psychosocial disease. The irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is characterized by chronic gastrointestinal dysfunction, which may reflect in …
Authors
Collins SM
Journal
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 27, No. sup192, pp. 102–105
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
1 1992
DOI
10.3109/00365529209095988
ISSN
0036-5521