Figure 1From: Elevated serum procollagen type III peptide in splanchnic and peripheral circulation of patients with inflammatory bowel disease submitted to surgeryHistological images obtained from two IBD patients enrolled in the study affected by CD (panel a) and UC (panel b) with 12.0 and 10.3 μg/l splanchnic levels of PIIIP, respectively. Panel a, CD: in the transmural section is clearly evident an ulceration (o) in the mucosa and submucosa with diffuse inflammatory infiltrations, pseudo-follicle nodules (arrow), and fibrosis of the intestinal wall. Panel b, UC: the inflammatory infiltration is more evident in the mucosa and submucosa with criptic abscesses (asterisks). A serpiginous linear ulcer is evident (arrow).Back to article page