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M2 Macrophages and Phenotypic Modulation of Intestinal Smooth Muscle Cells Characterize Inflammatory Stricture Formation in Rats.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Sept 2020
Lourenssen Sandra R, Blennerhassett Michael G
Abstract excerpt
The progression of Crohn disease to intestinal stricture formation is poorly controlled, and the pathogenesis is unclear, although increased smooth muscle mass is present. A previously described rat model of trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid-induced colitis is re-examined here. Although inflammation of the mid-descending colon typically resolved, a subset showed characteristic stricturing by day 16, with an...
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