THE EFFECT OF VEDOLIZUMAB ON CD8 T CELL REPERTOIRE HOMOGENEITY AND BLOOD-GUT TRAFFICKING IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) causes T cell infiltration of the intestinal mucosa, but the heterogeneity of these cells is not understood at a clonal level. The drug vedolizumab is believed to treat IBD by blocking the entry of circulating integrin α4β7+ T cells into the intestinal mucosa.

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