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Dislocation of tight junction proteins without F-actin disruption in inactive Crohn's disease
1 Mar 2005
Abstract excerpt
Crohn's disease is associated with increased permeability of the intestinal barrier even in quiescent patients. Increased intestinal permeability may cause dysregulated immunological responses in the intestinal mucosa that leads to chronic intestinal inflammation. We have studied the expression of tight junction proteins (occludin and zonula occludens), alpha2-smooth muscle actin, TGF-beta with a cytoskeletal...
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