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Proliferation of immature plasma cells in pouchitis mucosa in patients with ulcerative colitis.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Aug 2008
Hirata Naoto, Oshitani Nobuhide, Kamata Noriko, Sogawa Mitsue, Yamagami Hirokazu, Watanabe Kenji, Watanabe Toshio, Tominaga Kazunari, Fujiwara Yasuhiro, Maeda Kiyoshi, Hirakawa Kosei, Arakawa Tetsuo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pouchitis is the most common complication of restorative proctocolectomy in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). The etiology of pouchitis is not known. We have previously reported the specific and significant proliferation of immature plasma lineage cells in the ulcer bases and inf...
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