Although with intact mucosa at colonoscopy, chagasic megacolons have an overexpression of Gal-3
Einstein (São Paulo, Online); 18 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the density of anti-galectin-3-immunostained cells, collagen percentage, mast cell density and presence of pathological processes in intestinal muscle biopsies of patients. Methods Thirty-five patients who underwent intestinal biopsy were selected from 1997 to 2015. Patie...
Análisis de Varianza, Anticuerpos Monoclonales/análisis, Biopsia, Estudios de Casos y Controles, Recuento de Células, Enfermedad de Chagas/patología, Colágeno/análisis, Colonoscopía/métodos, Fibrosis, Galectina 3/análisis, Galectina 3/inmunología, Inmunohistoquímica, Mucosa Intestinal/patología, Mastocitos/patología, Megacolon/patología, Persona de Mediana Edad, Miositis/patología, Estudios Retrospectivos, Estadísticas no Paramétricas