Abstract
Interaction of bacteria with the immune system within the intestinal mucosa plays a key role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of the current study was to develop a fluorescein-aided confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) method to visualise intramucosal enteric bacteria in vivo and to determine the involved mucosal area in the colon and ileum in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 26-33 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Gut |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2011 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Colitis, Ulcerative
- Colon
- Colonoscopy
- Crohn Disease
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Escherichia coli
- Humans
- Ileum
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Intestinal Mucosa
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Prospective Studies
- Retrospective Studies