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FOXP3+ T Regulatory Cell Modifications in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Treated with Anti-TNF Agents

Table 4

Concomitant medications at baseline: comparison among studies on peripheral blood Treg frequencies in inflammatory bowel diseases.

AuthorsSteroidsIMSteroids + IM

Guidi et al.34%28%None
Di Sabatino et al. [22] NADiscontinued 6 months before the studyNA
Li et al. [21]20%42.5%27.5%
Boschetti et al. [23]56%63% (CD), 33% (UC)NA

IM: immunomodulators; CD: Crohn’s disease; UC: ulcerative colitis; NA: not applicable.