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Ileal Crohn's Disease Exhibits Similar Transmural Fibrosis Irrespective of Phenotype

dc.contributor.authorSousa, Helena Tavares
dc.contributor.authorGullo, Irene
dc.contributor.authorCastelli, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorDias, Cláudia Camila
dc.contributor.authorRieder, Florian
dc.contributor.authorCarneiro, Fátima
dc.contributor.authorMagro, Fernando
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-06T08:59:19Z
dc.date.available2021-09-06T08:59:19Z
dc.date.issued2021-04
dc.description.abstractTransmural inflammation and submucosal fibrosis are important hallmarks of Crohn’s disease (CD) (1). Intestinal fibrosis concerns extracellular matrix accumulation and mesenchymal cell expansion (2,3). In this process, inflammation is the main activator of mesenchymal cells and an essential factor to initiate fibrogenesis. Still, once fibrosis is established, it may be selfpropagating (3,4). In the setting of CD, patients with inflammatory lesions are considered medical therapy-responsive, while those with more fibrotic lesions will eventually need surgery (4). Hence, despite all the available therapies targeting inflammation, intestinal fibrosis remains difficult to treat and pre vent (3,4). Strictures are subdivided in fibrotic, inflammatory, and mixed forms (5). Pure fibrotic or inflammatory strictures are rare, with both components presenting overlapped histopathology (3,6–10). In CD, transmural intestinal inflammation can be assessed by cross-sectional imaging (2,11–16). On the other hand, fibrosis cannot be measured by this technique nor through biomarkers (16,17). Endoscopy or biopsy-based histology (2,11) is not feasible as tissue remodeling occurs mostly in deeper layers (18). Thus, the extent and severity of fibrosis must be evaluated by histopathological analysis of intestinal resection specimens, resorting to several histopathological scoring systems (19,20). The main objective of our work was to characterize and quantify inflammation and fibrosis, in ileal CD resection specimens, according to a CD transmural histopathological scoring system. We also aimed to correlate inflammation and fibrosis profiles with progressive disease.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.14309/ctg.0000000000000330pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2155-384X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/16938
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkinspt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectSmall-bowelpt_PT
dc.subjectStricturespt_PT
dc.subjectInflammationpt_PT
dc.subjectManagementpt_PT
dc.subjectResectionpt_PT
dc.subjectFatpt_PT
dc.titleIleal Crohn's Disease Exhibits Similar Transmural Fibrosis Irrespective of Phenotypept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPagee00330pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleClinical and Translational Gastroenterologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
person.familyNameSousa
person.givenNameHelena Tavares
person.identifier.ciencia-idCF1F-1163-1C4A
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6626-205X
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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