Single cell analysis of Crohn’s disease patient-derived small intestinal organoids reveals disease activity-dependent modification of stem cell properties

Journal of Gastroenterology

Fecha de publicación: 27 january 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-018-1437-3

Autores: Kohei Suzuki, Tatsuro Murano, Hiromichi Shimizu, Go Ito, Toru Nakata, Satoru Fujii, Fumiaki Ishibashi, Ami Kawamoto, Sho Anzai, Reiko Kuno, Konomi Kuwabara, Junichi Takahashi, Minami Hama, Sayaka Nagata, Yui Hiraguri, Kento Takenaka, Shiro Yui, Kiichiro Tsuchiya, Tetsuya Nakamura, Kazuo Ohtsuka, Mamoru Watanabe, Ryuichi Okamoto

Background: Intestinal stem cells (ISCs) play indispensable roles in the maintenance of homeostasis, and also in the regeneration of the damaged intestinal epithelia. However, whether the inflammatory environment of Crohn’s disease (CD) affects properties of resident small intestinal stem cells remain uncertain.

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