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. 2015 Oct 28;21(40):11450–11457. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11450

Table 1.

Altered populations of epithelial and mucosal immune cells in post-infectious functional dyspepsia patients

Ref. Location Cell population Changes
Kindt et al[68] Duodenum CD3+ T cells Aggregated
CD4+ T cells Decreased
CD68+ cells (macrophages) Increased
Futagami et al[69] Duodenum CCR2 +/CD68+ cells (macrophages) Increased
Eosinophils Increased
Li et al[70] Stomach Mast cells Increased
EC cells Increased
Dizdar et al[71] Duodenum EC cells (5-HT-producing) Decreased
EC cells (CCK-producing) Increased

EC: Enterochromaffin; CCR: CC chemokine receptor; 5-HT: Serotonin; CCK: Cholecystokinin.