Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Gastrointestinal Immunology

The field of gastrointestinal immunology studies how the gastrointestinal tract's immune system responds to outside stimuli. Failure to respond has consequences for how the gastrointestinal tract system operates. This area of science is opening up a new frontier in terms of research. Recent developments in gut and liver organ transplantation, intestinal HIV infection, and the recently identified illness H. pylori gastritis represent immunological anomalies in the field of gut immune system research.