Does total colectomy improve altered distribution of regulatory T cells in patients with ulcerative colitis?
Elimination of targeted antigens residing in the colorectal mucosa by total colectomy improved the suppressed distribution of Tregs in UC patients. The present study provides the first direct clinical evidence that Tregs play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of UC.
In acute anterior wall MI patients MPV is associated with the presence of LVT and is an independent risk factor of LVT formation.