Creeping Fat in Crohn's Disease: Innocuous or innocuum?

Immunity. 2020 Nov 17;53(5):905-907. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2020.10.018.

Abstract

In Crohn's disease, the characteristic expansion of mesenteric tissue on sites of intestinal inflammation is known as creeping fat. In a recent issue of Cell, Ha et al. report that translocation of gut bacteria to the mesenteries is associated with the formation of creeping fat.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue
  • Crohn Disease*
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome*
  • Humans
  • Inflammation
  • Mesentery