Mucin expression in the ileal mucosa of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and controls (CT) by immunohistochemistry
| Antibody | ||||||
| Patient | Tissue | MUC2 | MUC5AC | MUC5B | MUC6 | |
| CD 6 | Healthy ileum | +++ | − | − | − | |
| Involved ileum | ++/+++ | − | − | − | ||
| CD 11 | Healthy ileum | +++ | − | − | − | |
| Involved ileum | +++ | − | − | − | ||
| CD 12 | Involved ileum (close to U) | +++ | − | − | − | |
| UACL− | UACL+ | UACL+ | UACL+ | |||
| CD 13 | Involved ileum (close to U) | +++ | − | − | − | |
| UACL− | UACL+ | UACL+ | UACL+/+++ | |||
| CD 14 | Involved ileum (close to U) | +++ | − | − | − | |
| CD 16 | Involved ileum (close to U) | +++ | − | − | − | |
| UACL− | UACL+/+++ | UACL++/+++ | UACL++ | |||
| CD 17 | Involved ileum (close to U) | +++ | − | − | − | |
| UACL− | UACL++ | UACL+ | UACL+++ | |||
| CD 18 | Involved ileum (close to U) | +++ | − | − | − | |
| UACL− | UACL+ | UACL+ | UACL+++ | |||
| CD 19 | Involved ileum (close to U) | +++ | − | − | − | |
| UACL− | UACL++ | UACL+ | UACL+ | |||
| CT 1, 5 | Normal ileum | +++ | − | − | − | |
2-150 Staining intensity: −, absent; +, weak; ++, moderate; +++, strong.
U, ulcerations; UACL, ulcer associated cell lineage.