title: TNF-alpha is an important pathogenic factor contributing to reactivation of cytomegalovirus in inflamed mucosa of colon in patients with ulcerative colitis: lesson from clinical experience.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakase
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chiba
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000502:physiology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D000069285:Infliximab; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000821:virology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D014775:Virus Activation / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004279:DNA, Viral; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D000069285:Infliximab