Immunoreactivity of cytokeratins 7 and 20 in goblet cells and columnar blue cells in patients with endoscopic evidence of Barrett's esophagus Imunoreatividade das citoqueratinas 7 e 20 nas células caliciformes e células colunares azuis em pacientes com evidência endoscópica de esôfago de Barrett

Immunoreactivity of cytokeratins 7 and 20 in goblet cells and columnar blue cells in patients with endoscopic evidence of Barrett's esophagus Imunoreatividade das citoqueratinas 7 e 20 nas células caliciformes e células colunares azuis em pacientes com evidência endoscópica de esôfago de Barrett

CONTEXT: Barrett's esophagus is characterized by the presence of goblet cells. However, when alcian-blue is utilized, another type of cells, called columnar blue cells, is frequently present in the distal esophagus of patients with endoscopic evidence of Barrett's esophagus. Cytokeratin 7...

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Main Authors: João Carlos Cantarelli Jr., Renato Borges Fagundes, Luise Meurer, Marta Pires da Rocha, André Nicola, Cleber Dario Pinto Kruel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2009-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Esôfago de Barrett
Queratinas
Metaplasia
Células caliciformes
Azul alciano
Barrett esophagus
Keratins
Goblet cells
Alcian blue
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