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Functional and phenotypical activation of leucocytes in inflamed human colonic mucosa.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Dec 1997
Oshitani N, Sawa Y, Hara J, Adachi K, Nakamura S, Matsumoto T, Arakawa T, Kuroki T
Abstract excerpt
Infiltrating leucocytes are activated to generate reactive oxygen species or to produce several molecules in inflamed colonic mucosa. To clarify the phenotypical and functional properties of activating cells in colitic mucosa, 23 patients with ulcerative colitis and 13 controls were studied using a combined method for determining in situ nitroblue tetrazolium reducing activity and immunohistochemical...
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