Epithelial barrier defects in ulcerative colitis: characterization and quantification by electrophysiological imaging.Alfred H. Gitter, F Wullstein, Michael Fromm, Jörg-Dieter SchulzkeGastroenterology2001BACKGROUND & AIMS In ulcerative colitis (UC), the epithelial barrier is impaired by erosion/ulcer-type lesions and epithelial apoptosis causing local leaks, and generalized tight junction alterations… (More)
Epithelial barrier and transport function of the colon in ulcerative colitis.H. Schmitz, Christoph I. Barmeyer, +5 authors Jörg-Dieter SchulzkeAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences2000