Chronic Salmonella Infection Induced Intestinal Fibrosis

• Published in: Journal of visualized experiments no. 151
• Main Authors: Lo, Bernard C, Shin, Samuel B, Messing, Melina, McNagny, Kelly M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 22.09.2019

Tissue fibrosis characterized by the pathological accumulation of extracellular matrix such as collagen is the outcome of persistent inflammation and dysregulated repair. In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), fibrosis leads to recurrent stricture formations for which there is no effective therapy oth...