Autophagy and proinflammatory cytokine expression in the intestinal mucosa and mesenteric fat tissue of patients with Crohn's disease
J. coloproctol. (Rio J., Impr.); 33 (1), 2013
BACKGROUND: Recently, mesenteric fat has been proposed to play a role in the pathophysiology of Crohn's disease (CD), as fat hypertrophy is detected close to the affected intestinal area; however, there are few studies regarding autophagy and creeping fat tissue in CD. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate autophagy-relat...