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Medical mystery: ‘Creeping fat’ in Crohn’s patients linked to bacteria – Medical Xpress
In many patients with Crohn’s disease abdominal fat migrates to the wall of the inflamed small intestines. What prompts the fat tissue to “creep” through the ab…
In many patients with Crohn’s disease abdominal fat migrates to the wall of the inflamed small intestines. What prompts the fat tissue to “creep” through the abdomen and wrap around the intestines of many patients with this inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been an enduring mystery.
Now, investigators have identified a critical clue. In a study published in the journal Cell this week, researchers from Cedars-Sinai show that the peculiar creeping activity of the fat appears to initially be pr…
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