Paneth Cell Hyperplasia and Metaplasia in Hirschsprung-associated Enterocolitis in An Aganglionosis Rat Model

Iskandar Rahardjo Budianto, Agus Firmansyah, Yefta Moenadjat, Ahmad Aulia Jusuf, Vivian Soetikno

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Many hypotheses regarding the pathophysiology of enterocolitis in aganglionic megacolon or Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) has been proposed. Paneth cells are columnar intestinal epithelial cells that have an important role in maintaining of intestinal homeostasis as a bactericide. Since enterocolitis in HSCR may have association with Paneth cells metaplasia and hyperplasia, current study investigated Paneth cells metaplasia and hyperplasia in the sigmoid colon of HSCR rat model and its products, namely a-defensins and IL-1b, in the sigmoid colon tissues.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)393-400
Number of pages8
JournalIndonesian Biomedical Journal
Volume14
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Animal model
  • Defensins
  • Enterocolitis
  • Hirschsprung
  • Metaplasia
  • Paneth cell

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