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ArticleJournal of pathology and translational medicine2022

Inflammation and tissue remodeling contribute to fibrogenesis in stricturing Crohn's disease: image processing and analysis study.

Mustafa Erdem Arslan, Rupinder Brar, Lianna Goetz, Dipti Karamchandani, Michael W Mikula, Kyle Hodge, Hua Li, Sangtae Ahn, Hwajeong Lee

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Article in Journal of pathology and translational medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Mustafa Erdem ArslanDepartment of Pathology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
Rupinder BrarDepartment of Pathology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
Lianna GoetzDivision of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA.
Dipti KaramchandaniDivision of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA.
Michael W MikulaDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kyle HodgeAlbany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA.
Hua LiDepartment of Pathology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
Sangtae AhnGE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY, USA.
Hwajeong LeeDepartment of Pathology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
Albany Medical Center Hospital · USPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · USGE Global Research (United States) · USJohns Hopkins Hospital · US

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Abstract

backgroundInflammation and structural remodeling may contribute to fibrogenesis in Crohn's disease (CD). We quantified the immunoexpression of calretinin, CD34, and calprotectin as a surrogate for mucosal innervation, telocytes (interstitial cells playing a role in networking), and inflammation, respectively, and correlated them with bowel alterations in stricturing CD.

methodsPrimary resection specimens for ileal CD (n = 44, 31 stricturing CD, 13 inflammatory CD) were identified. Left-sided ulcerative colitis and trauma cases were used as controls. Proximal and distal margin and middle (diseased) sections were stained for calretinin, CD34, and calprotectin. Microscopic images were captured from the mucosa (calretinin), submucosa (calprotectin), and myenteric plexus (CD34), and the immunostaining was quantified using image processing and analysis. Bowel thickness at the corresponding sections were measured and correlated with the amount of immunoexpression.

resultsA total of 2,037 images were analyzed. In stricturing CD, submucosal alteration/thickening at the stricture site correlated with calprotectin staining and inversely correlated with calretinin staining at the proximal margin. Muscularis propria alteration/thickening at the stricture site correlated with mucosal calretinin staining at the proximal margin. Submucosal alteration/thickening at the proximal margin correlated with calretinin and CD34 staining at the proximal margin and inversely correlated with CD34 staining at the stricture site. Calretinin immunostaining at the distal margin was significantly higher in stricturing CD than the controls.

conclusionsInflammation and tissue remodeling appear to contribute to fibrogenesis in stricturing CD. Increased mucosal calretinin immunostaining distal to the diseased segment could be helpful in diagnosing CD in the right clinical context.

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CalprotectinCalretininCrohn’s diseaseFibrosisStrictureTelocyte

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PMCPMC9510042
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