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Lamina propria macrophage phenotypes in relation to Escherichia coli in Crohn's disease.
BMC gastroenterology - 3 Jul 2015
Elliott Timothy R, Rayment Neil B, Hudspith Barry N, Hands Rebecca E, Taylor Kirstin, Parkes Gareth C, Prescott Natalie J, Petrovska Liljana, Hermon-Taylor John, Brostoff Jonathan, Boussioutas Alex, Mathew Christopher G, Bustin Stephen A, Sanderson Jeremy D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Abnormal handling of E. coli by lamina propria (LP) macrophages may contribute to Crohn's disease (CD) pathogenesis. We aimed to determine LP macrophage phenotypes in CD, ulcerative colitis (UC) and healthy controls (HC), and in CD, to compare macrophage phenotypes according to E. coli carriage. METHODS: Mucosal biopsies were taken from 35 patients with CD, 9 with UC and 18 HCs. Laser capture...
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