Transcriptional and Molecular Pathways Activated in Mesenteric Adipose Tissue and Intestinal Mucosa of Crohn's Disease Patients

• Main Authors: Andressa Coope (Author), Lívia Bitencourt Pascoal (Author), Francesca Aparecida Ramos da Silva (Author), José Diego Botezelli (Author), Maria de Lourdes Setsuko Ayrizono (Author), Marciane Milanski (Author), Michel Gardere Camargo (Author), Núria Planell (Author), Mariana Portovedo (Author), Cilene Bicca Dias (Author), João José Fagundes (Author), Raquel Franco Leal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder, characterized by cytokine imbalance and transcription signaling pathways activation. In addition, the increase of mesenteric adipose tissue (MAT) near the affected intestinal area is a hallmark of CD. Therefore, we evaluated the transcrip...