CROHNS-DISEASE - TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPIC STUDIES .3. TARGET TISSUES - PROLIFERATION OF AND INJURY TO SMOOTH-MUSCLE AND THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS-SYSTEM
CROHNS-DISEASE - TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPIC STUDIES .3. TARGET TISSUES - PROLIFERATION OF AND INJURY TO SMOOTH-MUSCLE AND THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS-SYSTEM
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DOI:
10.1016/s0046-8177(80)80073-6
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
DICKERSIN, GR
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作者:
DVORAK, AM;OSAGE, JE;DICKERSIN, GR
Transmission electron microscopy was done on surgical specimens from 12 patients with Crohn''s disease and 3 control subjects. Nonulcerated involved areas of ileum as well as proximal, grossly uninvolved resection margins were chosen for study. Specimens for transmission electron microscopy were prepared by a variety of techniques, and 112 blocks were examined by EM. Two target tissues of the gut: the autonomic nervous system and the smooth muscle were studied. Proliferative and injurious changes were found in each. Proliferation, myofibroblastic transformation, hypercontraction and necrosis characterized the smooth muscle changes seen in Crohn''s disease of the ileum. Autonomic nervous system changes included proliferation of axons containing dense core granules (catecholamines) and axonal necrosis. The possible pathogenetic significance of these changes is discussed.