Research progress in the relation between interleukin and inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD) is a group of chronic and non-specific intestinal inflammatory diseases of undetermined origin, which including ulcerative colitis(UC) and crohn's disease(CD). Interleukin(IL) is a kind of cytokines, and plays an vital role in growth, differentiation, immune response of immune cell.With a intensive study in the pathogenesis of IBD in the world, parts of IL were found and confirmed to be a important role in the progression of IBD, and will become a new hot spot in the research of the diagnosis and treatment of IBD. Key words: Inflammatory bowel disease; Interleukin; Cytokine