Deregulation of various components of the immune system has been reported in the
inflamed gut of Crohn's disease (CD) patients. Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are novel innate
effector lymphocytes which can rapidly respond to danger signals, from invading pathogens
or tissue damage, to maintain homeostasis, especially along the mucosal surfaces. The
purpose of this study is to compare composition of the intestinal ILCs subsets of CD patients
with differential inflammatory conditions of the terminal ileum, which are marked by distinct …