Subepithelial myofibroblasts and tenascin expression in microscopic colitis.

Histopathology

Department of Pathology, Hospital Mutua de Terrassa, Plaza Dr. Robert 5, 08221-Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain.

Published: July 2003

Aims: To assess differences in the pattern of subepithelial myofibroblasts and the expression of tenascin as a marker of extracellular matrix production in collagenous and lymphocytic colitis.

Methods And Results: Colorectal biopsies were studied from 122 patients with chronic diarrhoea and normal colonoscopy. The pathological diagnoses were collagenous colitis (n = 35), lymphocytic colitis (n = 37), mild non-specific chronic inflammation (n = 28) and normal mucosa (n = 18). Four cases showed features of collagenous colitis but with collagen bands <10 micro m thick. Normal mucosa from 14 patients without diarrhoea served as healthy control tissue. Immunohistochemical expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (myofibroblast marker) and tenascin was evaluated in well-orientated sections. The expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin was significantly increased in collagenous colitis compared with all the other groups. Strong tenascin subepithelial expression was seen in all cases of collagenous colitis, including the four without full-blown features. The mean thickness of tenascin bands was greater than that obtained by conventional stains.

Conclusions: There are clear differences, with respect to extracellular matrix remodelling, between collagenous and lymphocytic colitis. These results support the theory of matrix overproduction in the genesis of collagenous colitis.

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