Is low mast cell density in the human duodenal mucosa from chronic inflammatory duodenal bowel disorders associated with defective villous architecture?
Overall, these findings indicate a significant correlation between mast cell density and the duodenal mucosal architecture.
A smoking cessation rate of 20% has been found among volunteers for a chemopreventive trial investigating smoking-related premalignant lesions after almost 2 years after initial contact has been found. Volunteers experienced screening and trial participation as having influenced their smoking cessation. Smoking cessation was significantly associated with male gender, whereas the finding of premalignant lesions by bronchoscopy was not.