Malignant neoplasms are increasingly prevalent in the daily clinical practice. Up to 61% of patients with pelvic malignancies undergo pelvic radiotherapy in different doses, which may cause intestinal damage, and the rectum is the segment most frequently affected due to its fixed position in the pelvis. ...
ABSTRACT Purpose: The present study aimed at testing a new formulation of mesalazine linked to chondroitin sulfate and its components alone in the treatment of actinic proctitis in rats. Methods: Forty-seven female Wistar rats were submitted to pelvic radiation and divided into eight groups: control A,...
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the inflammatory reaction and measure the content of mucins, in the colonic mucosa without fecal stream submit to intervention with mesalazine. Methods: Twenty-four rats were submitted to a left colostomy and a distal mucous fistula and divided into two groups according t...
Microscopic colitis (MC) is a clinical condition characterized by chronic watery diarrhea, normal colonic
mucosa and characteristic histological findings. It is composed of two main entities: collagenous colitis
(CC) and lymphocytic colitis (LC). Its incidence has been increasing, currently accounting fo...
INTRODUCCIÓN: La colitis ulcerosa es una enfermedad inflamatoria crónica que afecta la mucosa del colon en forma continua, comprometiendo el recto y una porción variable de la extensión del resto del colon, sin la presencia de granulomas en la biopsia. En esta enfermedad, el sistema inmune reconoce e...
A Colite ulcerativa e a Doença de Crohn são as duas formas principais de doenças inflamatórias intestinais. Apesar de algumas características em comum, elas podem ser diferenciadas por predisposições genéticas, fatores de risco e diferentes aspectos clínicos, endoscópicos e histológicos. A eti...
