New Therapeutic Targets in the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis

Social, environmental and dietary changes are associated with the changes of disease spectrum in a country. Ulcerative colitis has become a commonly seen disease in China, probably due to extensive consumption of Western foods in recent years. Unfortunately, the etiology and pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis have not been clarified yet. Therefore, no effective etiological treatment is available at present. But a recent study published in issue 44 of the World Journal of Gastroenterology may offer new insight into this difficult-to-treat disease.