Table 1.

Characteristics of tissue obtained from patients undergoing surgical resection or biopsies. The material was used for reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemical staining and cell isolation (epithelial cells, macrophages, fibroblasts).

Patient	Localization	Sex	Age	Diagnosis	Medication	Isolated tissue	Grade of inflammation
1	Colon	M	72	Carcinoma	No medication	CEC IMAC	No inflammation
2	Sigma	M	59	Carcinoma	No medication	CEC CLPF	No inflammation
3	Sigma	F	55	Carcinoma	No medication	CEC	No inflammation
4	Colon	M	63	Carcinoma	No medication	CEC	No inflammation
5	Colon	F	69	Carcinoma	No medication	CEC IMAC	No inflammation
6	Sigma	F	80	Carcinoma	No medication	CEC	No inflammation
7	Sigma	M	45	Carcinoma	No medication	CEC CLPF	No inflammation
8	Rectum	F	48	Carcinoma	No medication	CEC IMAC	No inflammation
9	Rectum	M	68	Carcinoma	No medication	CEC	No inflammation
10	Rectum	M	69	Carcinoma	No medication	CEC	No inflammation
11	Colon	F	69	Carcinoma	No medication	IMAC	No inflammation
12	Rectum	F	54	Carcinoma	No medication	CEC	No inflammation
13	Ileum	M	66	Carcinoma	No medication	CEC IMAC	No inflammation
14	Colon	M	36	CD stenosis	Azathioprin, mesalazine, prednisolone 10 mg	CEC CLPF	Mild–severe inflammation
15	Colon	M	53	CD stenosis	No medication	CLPF	Mild–severe inflammation
16	Colon	F	31	CD stenosis	Prednisolone 5 mg	CEC CLPF	Mild inflammation
17	Colon	F	37	CD stenosis	Prednisolone 20 mg	CLPF	Severe inflammation
18	Colon	M	69	CD	Unknown	CLPF	Mild–severe inflammation
19	Ileocoecal	M	23	CD	methotrexate 15 mg	CEC CLPF	Mild inflammation
20	Ileum	M	39	CD	Prednisolone 7·5 mg	CLPF	Mild inflammation
21	Ileocoecal	F	53	CD	Budesonide	CEC CLPF	Mild inflammation
22	Colon	M	38	CD	Sulfasalazine	CEC CLPF	No − mild inflammation
23	Colon	F	17	CD	Budenoside, sulfasalazine,	CLPF	Mild inflammation
24	Colon	F	42	CD	Prednisolone 60 mg	CEC CLPF	Severe inflammation
25	Colon	F	40	CD stenosis	No medication	CLPF	Mild inflammation
26	Ileum	M	43	CD stenosis	Azathioprine, budesonide, sulfasalazine	CLPF	Mild inflammation
27	Colon	M	27	CD	Budesonide	CLPF IMAC	Mild
28	Colon	F	31	CD	No medication	CEC CLPF	No inflammation
29	Ileum	M	39	CD	Sulfasalazine	CEC	Mild inflammation
30	Fistula	M	69	CD	Unknown	CLPF	Unknown
31	Fistula	F	47	CD	Azathioprine	CLPF	Unknown
32	Fistula	F	40	CD	Sulfasalazine	CLPF	Unknown
33	Fistula	F	40	CD	Azathioprine	CLPF	Unknown
34	Fistula	M	53	CD	No medication	CLPF	Unknown
35	Colon	F	39	UC	Prednisolone 7·5 mg, budesonide	CEC CLPF	Mild inflammation
36	Colon	M	42	UC	Prednisolone 10 mg, azathioprine	CEC CLPF	Severe inflammation
37	Colon	M	46	UC	Sulfasalazine	CEC CLPF	No − mild inflammation
38	Colon	M	58	UC	No medication	CEC CLPF	Mild inflammation
39	Sigma	M	37	UC	Mesalazine	CEC	Mild
40	Colon	F	46	UC	Prednisolone 60 mg, sulfasalazine	CEC CLPF	Severe inflammation
41	Colon	M	48	UC	No medication	CEC IMAC	No inflammation
42	Sigma	F	65	Diverticulitis	No medication	CEC	No inflammation
43	Sigma	M	48	Diverticulitis	No medication	CEC	Mild inflammation
44	Sigma	M	39	Diverticulitis	No medication	CEC	Mild–severe inflammation

CD, Crohn's disease; CEC, colonic epithelial cells; CLPF, colonic lamina propria fibroblasts; IMAC, intestinal macrophages; UC, ulcerative colitis.