ReviewAmerican journal of physiology. Cell physiology2024
Muscular hyperplasia in Crohn's disease strictures: through thick and thin.
Review in American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Intestinal muscularis in health and disease.Communications biology · 2026Review
- Development of a Computed Tomography Enterography-Based Radiomics Model to Characterize Inflammation, Fibrosis, and Smooth Muscle Thickening in Stricturing Crohn's Disease.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Smooth muscle contractile cytoskeleton in health and disease.Journal of muscle research and cell motility · 2026Review
- Tissue-layer-resolved proteome landscape of Crohn's disease strictures highlights potential drivers of fibrosis progression.JCI insight · 2026Article
- Macrophage Immune-Competent Colon Assembloids for Functional Interrogation of Neuroinflammation-Induced Colonic Dysmotility.Gastro hep advances · 2026Article
- Myofibroblast-Driven Crohn's Disease Fiber Stricture Fibrotic Microenvironment: High-Resolution Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis.Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026Article
- Elucidating a Myofibroblast-dominated Fibrotic Niche in Crohn's Disease-associated Fibrostenosis Through High-resolution Spatial Transcriptomics.Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026Article
- The Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.The Surgical clinics of North America · 2025Review
- Anti-fibrotics in inflammatory bowel diseases: Challenges and successes.Advances in pharmacology (San Diego, Calif.) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Fibrostenosing Crohn's disease (CD) represents a challenging clinical condition characterized by the development of symptomatic strictures within the gastrointestinal tract. Despite therapeutic advancements in managing inflammation, the progression of fibrostenotic complications remains a significant concern, often necessitating surgical intervention. Recent investigations have unveiled the pivotal role of smooth muscle cell hyperplasia in driving luminal narrowing and clinical symptomatology. Drawing parallels to analogous inflammatory conditions affecting other organs, such as the airways and blood vessels, sheds light on common underlying mechanisms of muscular hyperplasia. This review synthesizes current evidence to elucidate the mechanisms underlying smooth muscle cell proliferation in CD-associated strictures, offering insights into potential therapeutic targets. By highlighting the emerging significance of muscle thickening as a novel therapeutic target, this review aims to inform future research endeavors and clinical strategies with the goal to mitigate the burden of fibrostenotic complications in CD and other conditions.
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