This binding activates the classical complement cascade of the immune system. and modulates the activity of phagocytic cells, supporting the role of CRP in the. opsonization (i.e. the process by which a pathogen is marked for ingestion and. destruction by a phagocyte) of infectious agents and dead or dying cells.
A Gastroenterologist is a specialist in gastrointestinal diseases and has received special training in colonoscopy. Gastroenterologists perform more colonoscopies by far than any other specialty. Non-gastroenterologists are five times more likely to miss colorectal cancer during colonoscopy than Gastroenterologists 1.
For people with IBD, the gastroenterologist is going to be the doctor that gives the most care, prescribes the most medications, and offers the most assistance. There will be other important members of a healthcare team involved too, and a gastroenterologist can help in putting together the right team.