High endothelin-1 immunoreactivity in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
Murch SH, Braegger CP, MacDonald T, Sessa W. High endothelin-1 immunoreactivity in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The Lancet 1992, 339: 381-385. PMID: 1346658, DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(92)90077-g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseEndothelinsFemaleHLA-DR AntigensHumansImmunohistochemistryIntestinal MucosaIntestinesMaleConceptsCrohn's disease patientsInflammatory bowel diseaseDisease patientsUlcerative colitisCrohn's diseaseBowel diseaseEndothelin-1Lamina propriaChronic inflammatory bowel diseaseEndothelin-1 immunoreactivitySubmucosal blood vesselsUlcerative colitis patientsTissue samplesUlcerative colitis groupEndothelin concentrationsImmunological hypersensitivityIntestinal ischaemiaColitis groupColitis patientsEndothelin productionInflammatory cellsPotent vasoconstrictorVascular abnormalitiesDisease groupImmunoreactive cells