The elemental diet (Elental) reduced mucosal cytokine production and corrected an imbalance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in CD.

Long-term enteral nutrition in patients with quiescent CD has a clear suppressive effect on clinical and endoscopic disease activities and the mucosal inflammatory cytokine levels.

SUMMARY BackgroundThe impact of enteral nutrition on post-operative recurrence has not been properly examined.

The outcomes of this prospective study showed that concomitant EN during infliximab maintenance therapy does not significantly increase the maintenance rate of clinical remission in patients with CD.

SUMMARY BackgroundDiet is thought to have an important role in the immunopathogenesis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).