Connective tissue function in diseases of the digestive organs (a review of the literature)
Kolomoets, M.Iu.; Fediv, A.I.
Likars'ka Sprava 1993(7): 37-43
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 1019-5297 PMID: 8209530 Document Number: 405692
Review of the literature presented deals with the state of connective tissue and some aspects of its metabolism in ulcer disease, chronic gastritis, chronic hepatitis, hepatic cirrhosis, acute and chronic pancreatitis. Disorders of synthesis and degradation of collagen, changes in metabolism of glycosaminoglycans, glycoproteins and aminoglycans are described, their pathogenetical role in development end exacerbation of diseases of digestive organs is demonstrated.