Abstract
Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are the most proeminent types of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). The pathogenesis of IBD is a multifactorial process which leads to an exacerbated immune response with an imbalance of proinflammatory cytokines, adhesion molecules as well as reactive oxygen species (ROS), thereby a tissue injury is established. Antioxidants are able to a…