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Change in Populations of Macrophages Promotes Development of Delayed Gastric Emptying in Mice.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2018
Cipriani Gianluca, Gibbons Simon J, Miller Katie E, Yang Daniel S, Terhaar Matthew L, Eisenman Seth T, Ördög Tamas, Linden David R, Gajdos Gabriela B, Szurszewski Joseph H, Farrugia Gianrico
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Muscularis propria macrophages lie close to cells that regulate gastrointestinal motor function, including interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) and myenteric neurons. In animal models of diabetic gastroparesis, development of delayed gastric emptying has been associated with loss of macrophages that express cytoprotective markers and reduced networks of ICC. Mice with long-term diabetes and normal...
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