Biography

Our research is focused on the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The approach we adopted is the investigation of immune events occurring in the bowel of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis patients, as well as animal models of IBD.

Research Intrest

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); Crohn's disease; ulcerative colitis; animal models of IBD; mucosal T-cell death and survival; tolerance to gut microbiota; interactions between immune and non-immune cells; immune-driven angiogenesis

List of Publications
Scaldaferri F, Vetrano S, Sans M, et al. VEGF-A links angiogenesis and inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis. Gastroenterology. 2009;136(2):585-595.
Danese S, Sans, M, de la Motte C, et al. Angiogenesis as a novel component of inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis. Gastroenterology. 2006;130(7):2060-2073.