Gut intraepithelial lymphocyte counts in neonates, infants and children

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1994-12-01

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Machado, C. S. M.
Rodrigues, M. A. M.
Maffei, H. V. L.

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Intraepithelial lymphocyte (IEL) counts were histologically assessed in the jejunum, ileum and appendix of 39 neonates (0-28 days), 32 infants (1-9 months) and 13 children (1-9 years). Small intestinal mucosa samples were obtained from 73 autopsies, and from 8 surgical and 3 aspirative biopsies. IEL counts of specimens from the jejunum, ileum and appendix gave similar results in the same patient. The number of IEL counts was significantly lower in neonates for all three segments. The difference between infants and children was more marked in the jejunum than in the ileum, although this was not significant. In the appendix, there was no difference between the different age groups. Our results indicate that postnatal expansion of IEL occurs homogeneously along the gut after the neonatal period.

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Children, Gut, Infants, Intraepithelial lymphocytes, Neonates, Ontogeny, age, appendix, autopsy, biopsy, child, fetus, human, human tissue, ileum, infant, intestine mucosa, jejunum, lymphocyte count, newborn, normal human, ontogeny, priority journal, Appendix, Child, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Epithelium, Female, Human, Ileum, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Intestinal Mucosa, Intestine, Small, Jejunum, Lymphocyte Count, Male, Reference Values

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Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, v. 83, n. 12, p. 1264-1267, 1994.

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