Macrophage-Rich Peritoneal Compartments and CCR2-Dependent Hematopoietic Recruitment Are Differentially Associated with Adhesion Formation After Abdominal Surgery.
Biomedicines
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Medical Faculty, University of Bonn University Hospital of Bonn Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25 53127 Bonn
The aim of our research is to identify (neuro)-immunological mechanisms contributing to acute (postoperative) and chronic functional disturbances of the GI tract. In a series of publications our group demonstrated that interactions of resident immune cells and the enteric nervous system trigger postoperative bowel wall inflammation. This local neuroinflammation can be effectively modified by intrinsic and extrinsic neurotransmitters. With international collaborators we also investigate the neuroimmunology of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. Currently, we are aiming to understand the initial trigger mechanisms of intestinal inflammation as well as to identify novel neuro-immune modulatory pathways. This will help us to gather a comprehensive understanding of acute and chronic intestinal inflammatory disorders.
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Mast cell activation within the mesentery depends on vagal signaling following abdominal surgery.
Surgery open science
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Glial Connexin-43 is a pathogenic mechanism promoting gut inflammation after postsurgical intestinal manipulation with potential relevance to humans.
Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology
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